Apple 2006 manual Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do Lists

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Syncing Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do Lists

iPod can store contacts, calendar events, and to-do lists for viewing on the go.

If you’re using Mac OS X v10.4 or later, you can use iTunes to sync the contacts and calendar information on iPod with Address Book and iCal. If you’re using any version of Mac OS X earlier than 10.4, you can use iSync to sync your information. Syncing information using iSync requires iSync 1.1 or later, and iCal 1.0.1 or later.

If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, and you use Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later to store your contact information, you can use iTunes to sync the contact information on iPod. If you use Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later to keep a calendar, you can also sync calendar information.

To sync contact or calendar information using Mac OS X v10.4 or later:

1Connect iPod to your computer.

2In iTunes, select iPod in the Source pane and click the Contacts tab.

3Do one of the following:

ÂTo sync contacts, in the Contacts section, select “Sync Address Book contacts,” and select an option:

ÂTo sync all contacts automatically, select “All contacts.”

ÂTo sync selected groups of contacts automatically, select “Selected groups” and select the groups you want to sync.

ÂTo copy contacts’ photos to iPod, when available, select “Include contacts’ photos.”

When you click Apply, iTunes updates iPod with the Address Book contact information you specified.

ÂTo sync calendars, in the Calendars section, select “Sync iCal calendars,” and choose an option:

ÂTo sync all calendars automatically, choose “All calendars.”

ÂTo sync selected calendars automatically, choose “Selected calendars” and select the calendars you want to sync.

When you click Apply, iTunes updates iPod with the calendar information you specified.

To sync contacts and calendars with a Mac and iSync using a version of Mac OS X earlier than 10.4:

1Connect iPod to your computer.

2Open iSync and choose Devices > Add Device. You need to do this step only the first time you use iSync with iPod.

3Select iPod and click Sync Now. iSync loads information from iCal and Mac Address Book onto iPod.

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