March 5th, 2008
Google is about to let you sync with your Outlook
Google just updated their “What’s New” page with information about a yet unreleased feature that will let you sync your Outlook calendar with Gmail and vice versa. This is a huge feature that Google Calendar users have been missing — and even more-so for enterprise Google Apps users.
Sync your Google Calendar with your Microsoft Outlook™ calendar
Access your calendar however and whenever you want. Check your Microsoft Outlook events on the go with Google Calendar. View your Google Calendar information offline through Microsoft Outlook calendar. Learn More
The new feature is not yet available, and the “learn more” link takes you to a page that doesn’t exist. We can only assume it’s right around the corner.
Update
The help page for the new feature is now live, and here is the link to the sync application. http://dl.google.com/googlecalendarsync/GoogleCalendarSync_Installer.exe. It looks like we’re talking about a windows application that will periodically sync your Outlook and Google Calendar. The sync options that are available include the following:
2-way
All events in your primary Google Calendar and your default Microsoft Outlook calendar will be synced together. Once you’ve selected this option, any changes you make to events in either Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook Calendar will be reflected in both applications.If you modify the same event multiple times in both applications, the most recent update will sync between Microsoft Outlook Calendar and Google Calendar. Additionally, if you delete an event in Microsoft Outlook Calendar or Google Calendar, this event also will be deleted when viewing the other application. Please note that Google Calendar Sync will sync all of the events in your default Microsoft Outlook calendar and all of the events in your primary Google Calendar. Currently, there is no way to sync events within a specific time frame in your calendar.
1-way: Google Calendar to Microsoft Outlook calendar
All events in your primary Google Calendar will be added to your default Microsoft Outlook calendar. During subsequent sync cycles, any updates made to events in Google Calendar will be reflected in Microsoft Outlook Calendar as well. But, keep in mind that any events created or modified in Microsoft Outlook Calendar won’t be reflected in Google Calendar.1-way: Microsoft Outlook calendar to Google Calendar
All events in your default Microsoft Outlook calendar will be added to your primary Google Calendar. During subsequent sync cycles, any updates made to events in Microsoft Outlook Calendar will be reflected in Google Calendar. But, keep in mind that any events created or modified in Google Calendar won’t be reflected in Microsoft Outlook Calendar.
Garett Rogers is employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software for the wireless industry.
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