This tutorial will show you how to sync Google Calendar with Microsoft Outlook and, by extension, with your Windows Mobile handheld as well.
Step 1: Download Google Calendar Sync
Syncing Google Calendar with Outlook is a simple as installing Google Calendar Sync, a small software utility which allows the two to talk to each other. The utility can be downloaded free of charge directly from Google.
Once the installer has been downloaded, run it and follow the on-screen instructions.
Step 2: Configure Google Calendar Sync
The first time you run Google Calendar Sync, you’ll be asked to input your username and password, and to configure how the application will sync the data between Google Calendar and Outlook:
Make your selections and click “Save.” That’s it! You’re done:
General Use
Google Calendar Sync will continue to sync with Outlook based on the choices you make until you indicate otherwise. The utility sets itself to run each time Windows starts, so you don’t have to worry about manually starting the program.
An icon for the Google Calendar Sync utility sits in your Windows Taskbar. To check the status of the syncing process, just let your pointer hover over the icon:
The best part for Windows Mobile users is that changes made in Outlook, Google Calendar or the Windows Mobile Calendar are all synced with each other for one complete time management solution. If, for example, you add an appointment on your Windows Mobile device, then sync your handheld with Outlook, the new appointment will be stored on the handheld as well as in Outlook and Google Calendar; the same is true for entries made directly in Outlook or to Google Calendar.
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Is there an option to sync it without a running computer. I want to sync my google calendar over the air with GPRS.
At the moment I use this tool too, but it’s not the best solution for a mobile device.
Yep! Absolutely, Mike! you can do it OTA! The most obvious way to do this is to just head to http://mobile.google.com/calendar using the phone’s built-in Web browser. From there, you can add and remove events just as you normally would, but with a scaled down user interface.
If you have a Windows Mobile phone, third-party applications such as OggSync (http://oggsync.com/) for Windows Mobile/Pocket PC will work. I highly recommend OggSync — works like a charm for most people I know and it’s got a great UI.
If you have an iPhone (which I’m going to assume you don’t but I’ll cover that base anyway for anyone else who might be reading), you’ll be treated to a specially formatted mobile Google Calendar page with a user interface optimized for the iPhone’s touch-screen display. However, this doesn’t always work if you don’t have a reliable Internet connection, plus it can be painfully slow. Thankfully, the way around this is to sync Google Calendar with the built-in calendar on your phone. If you have a BlackBerry, Google has developed an application called Google Sync for BlackBerry, which will sync Google Calendar with the BlackBerry’s built-in calendar.
As with any of these applications, your mileage may vary as to how well they work, depending on the kind of phone you have, your net connection, and so forth.
Did I cover that? If I didn’t, let me know and I can figure out a better way to sync over the air.