Sync Outlook Contacts with Gmail

Gmail offers a feature that will allow the users to link their accounts to Outlook and synchronises the contacts. This can be done by downloading a free program from Google, Click Here for download

1. Log into your Gmail account and navigate to the website for Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook and initiate the installer. Before this you need to make sure to choose an installer that will match with the settings of your computer. If you do not run the right installer, the program may not work according to your requirements.
   
   
2. You will need to install the application on the computer that runs Outlook. When you are ready to download, click on the button that says “Download Google Apps Sync”. Then you need to click on the run button to install the program. The installation process will span for a period of few minutes before it is completed.
   
   
3. Once the installation is complete, launch the application from the start menu or the location where you have installed the program. Once the application is open, you will need to make changes to the setting to suit your needs. This includes the way in which you want to sync outlook contacts with Gmail and how often it should be done. This program makes the synchronisation of data from Outlook to Gmail and back. But you can set this to any one way, from Gmail to Outlook or from Outlook to Gmail.
   
   
4. After the settings concerning the import of data have been configured, you are ready for sync outlook contacts with Gmail. The synchronisation will take place automatically based on the settings that the user has configured. Whenever the program is launched, the user will be notified and the user can choose what data to synchronise.
   
   
5. The user can perform the process of syncing manually by clicking on the icon of Google Apps Sync on the toolbar. If you do not do so, the program will sync outlook contacts with Gmail depending on the settings provided that your system is turned on and is connected to the web.

Tips and warnings

Whenever you are importing data using Google Apps Sync, make sure that you do the syncing only once. If you import the data many times, it will cause duplication of data and might even take a whole day for the process to complete. This warning has been issued by Google.