Google Apps Sync

Welcome to Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook®! Here’s how we suggest you get started:

Install Google Apps Sync

Install, sign in, and import data

Follow these instructions to install Google Apps Sync, create a Google Apps profile in Outlook, and optionally import data from your old Microsoft® Exchange profile or PST file. Problems importing?

If you imported data

See what gets imported (pdf chart)
Outlook setup after importing

If you imported data, follow these links to see exactly what data gets imported and to finish setting up your Outlook profile with a few things that didn’t get imported.

See what’s different about Outlook

Outlook Mail
Outlook Calendar
Outlook Contacts
Outlook Notes
Outlook Tasks
Follow these links to see what’s different about using Outlook with Google Apps Sync, including Google-specific features, what’s not supported that might be with your previous service, and what works differently.

Make Google Apps your default Outlook profile

Make Google your default profile

Make Outlook open your Google Apps profile by default, without asking you to select a profile each time it starts (applies only if you still have your old Outlook profile around).

Check out the Google Apps web interface, too!

See what gets synchronized (same pdf chart)

If you plan to also access your account from the Google Apps interface (as well as from Outlook), open this chart to see exactly what data gets synchronized between your profile in Outlook and Google Apps on the web.

Gmail vs. Outlook
Google Calendar vs. Outlook
Google Contacts vs. Outlook
Google Docs vs. Notes
Google Tasks vs. Outlook
Also check out these links to learn important differences between accessing your account in Outlook vs. Google Apps, including what to set up in the Google Apps interface, and what’s not supported there.