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Synchronize your Google/Gmail Contacts and your selected Microsoft Outlook Contacts folder. Synchronize 2 or more PCs' Outlook Contacts folders using the Google Contacts™ service.
Important Note: apply for Sync2 version 1.9 and older only.
The synchronization steps:
Set up your Google Contacts Service. If you do not have your free Google Account or Gmail Account, please register it by clicking here. For more information about the Google Contacts service and how to set it up click here. If you already have Google Contacts or Gmail Account, skip this step.
Prepare and backup Google Contacts. Microsoft Outlook allows only limited properties quantity (I.e.: 3 e-mail addresses, 3 postal addresses, limited and specific phone numbers (2 Home, 2 Business, 2 Faxes, Car, etc.). Check and update existing Google contacts properties to make sure they will be synchronized.
Prepare and backup Outlook Contacts that you want to synchronize. Google Contacts does not support titles and many other standard Outlook properties. Some of contacts properties will not be synchronized, because of Google Contacts limitations and differences with Outlook. Google is continuously adding new properties to their Contacts service and they are available for synchronization after Sync2 updates are installed. Please use our latest version of Sync2 for better experience.
Create a new synchronization profile. After you install Sync2 on your PC for the first time, the creation of synchronization profile will begin. Select the "Google Sync" option. Click "Next >". Select Google Contacts. Click "Next >".
Provide your Google Contacts account login information; Click "Next >".
Choose Outlook folder (Click "Browse >".) that you want to add and sync to your Google Contacts Account. In the "Choose Folder" dialog select a folder you want to add to your Google Contacts. Click "OK". Click "Next >".
Note: You can also add Outlook Contacts from other personal or public folders (pst) by checking the "Show All Storage Folders" box in "Choose Folder" dialog.
Set the Synchronization type and scheduling. The two types of synchronization are as follows:
Manual - Choose this type if you prefer to fully control the synchronization process and your data location is not always available (i.e. dial-up internet or other slow connections)
Automatic synchronization - a worry-free synchronization type. The program will automatically download-upload and synchronize updates from Goggle Contacts service even if your Outlook is closed. Choose from a wide range of scheduling options (Hourly: every 15 min recommended)
Click the "Next >" button
Click "Finish" to perform the synchronization process for the created Profile. Congratulations! All synchronization settings are configured. You are now able to share your Outlook Contacts for your family, friends, and coworkers or sync it with your other PCs. You also can view Contacts that others have shared with you via Google Contacts Service.
Synchronize this PC. The synchronization will start automatically after you finish the Wizard and the main Sync2 window will open. Depending on the amount of your synchronized Contacts folders data and speed of internet connection, it may take from seconds up to an hour. The next synchronization process will only synchronize changes you have made in Outlook, which may only take from seconds to a few minutes.
After you finish synchronization you can use Sync2 with two main user scenarios that are presented below:
Synchronize your selected Outlook Contacts folder with Google Contacts
Synchronize all yours PCs' selected Outlook Contacts using the Google Contacts Gmail service.
Important Notes and Limitations:
Backup your Outlook and Google Contacts before synchronization.
Contacts Synchronization filters work in 1-way only: from Microsoft Outlook Contacts to Google Contacts. All data that was imported-synchronized from Google Contacts is not filtered. (future versions will support this feature)
Google Contacts does not support titles and many other standard Outlook properties. At the same time Google contacts have different properties compared to Outlook Contacts . Some of contacts properties will not be synchronized, because of Google Contacts limitations and differences with Outlook.
Google is continuously adding new properties to their Contacts service and they are available for synchronization after Sync2 updates are installed. Please use our latest version of Sync2 the better experience.