Sync Your Ipod With Outlook

I found a cool little five minute exercise that lets me synchronize my Ipod with Outlook 2003 on my PC. This is very handy when I’m out walking and I need to make a phone call or look at my calendar. If you have Outlook 2003 and Itunes 6 on your PC you are already to go. Here are the steps.

 1. For Calendar Data: Open the Edit menu in iTunes and choose Preferences. In the Preferences dialog box, click the Calendars tab. Next, select the Synchronize Calendars From Microsoft Outlook checkbox and click OK to confirm your synchronization choices. Your calendar data is now available for syncing with your iPod.

2. For Outlook Contacts: Open the Edit menu in iTunes and select Preferences. Select the iPod tab and the Contacts tab, and then choose Outlook or Outlook Express from the Synchronize Contracts From drop-down menu. Next, choose whether you want to synchronize all of your Outlook contacts or only those contacts from selected groups or distribution lists. Click OK to confirm your choices for synchronizing contacts.

If you have an older version of Outlook, check out this article from PCToday for helpful hints. In a short five minute session, My iPod just became a lot more useful.