Outlook to outlook.com sync

**Willardv** · 02-04-2013, 09:27 AM

Hi guys;

I'm wondering if there is a way to sync my Outlook (2010) with my account at outlook.com. I'm hoping to sync contacts and calendar.

I googled, and there seems to be an outlook connector which I ran and my messages are available here at the office - but can't figure out how to get the calendar and contacts syncing.

Ideas?

My goal is to move away from Gmail if possible - that's what I'm using now with a couple utilities.

**lunaticwithin** · 02-04-2013, 10:20 AM

I think you would be better off asking this in a Microsoft forum rather than a Blackberry one as its a Microsoft product? However, the Outlook Connector does support the calendar and contacts sync with the Outlook program.

**Bash_Man** · 02-04-2013, 12:49 PM

Hotmail/Outlook Connector should get that done for you.
Microsoft Office Outlook Hotmail Connector overview - Outlook - Office.com

**Willardv** · 02-04-2013, 01:13 PM

Yes, I had that installed but contacts and calendar didn't seem to be going over.

I had to copy contacts over to a separate folder in outlook, but they are now syncing and so is the calendar!

Should be good to go for both the z-10 and playbook now.

**nnomad** · 02-04-2013, 01:53 PM

With Yahoo calendar not syncing on my playbooks or my 9700 anymore I think I will be going this route as well. What folder did you copy to?

**jhanks64** · 02-04-2013, 05:43 PM

Yes, please tell us what folders you are talking about.

**kg4icg** · 02-05-2013, 01:02 AM

Do it as a Exchange Activesync setup, where you enter your username/password and server name "m.hotmail.com" . That is how I have it working.

**Willardv** · 02-05-2013, 07:04 AM

Yep, that's what I did. In Outlook, you'll see a second contacts folder associated with your outlook.com address. I had to copy contacts into there to get them to sync. The calendars seemed to sync ok after some time though.

**BennyX** · 02-08-2013, 12:21 PM

someone should tell everyone else that's been complaining about not being able to sync their Outlook to their new Z10 phone to try this...

**robgoldstein** · 05-09-2013, 10:58 AM

How did you copy everything over? I have a new calendar in outlook now and it syncs well, but I don't know how to get my old calendar's appointments into that calendar. I also need to do that with the contacts i assume, but i can't figure out how to do that.
Once that is done, i assume I will just use the new calendar and contacts folders as my defaults.

**jhanks64** · 05-10-2013, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by robgoldstein

How did you copy everything over? I have a new calendar in outlook now and it syncs well, but I don't know how to get my old calendar's appointments into that calendar. I also need to do that with the contacts i assume, but i can't figure out how to do that.
Once that is done, i assume I will just use the new calendar and contacts folders as my defaults.

For Calendar, try this: Get the View to show a List. Then Do <CTRL-A> to select all. Then Right-Click and choose Move, Copy to Folder...
Choose your Outlook.com calendar.
Contacts is a similar process, but you can select all when using the Card View.