Apple 2006 To load contact information manually, To view contacts on iPod

The next time you want to sync iPod, you can simply open iSync and click Sync Now. You can also choose to have iPod sync automatically when you connect it.

Note: iSync loads information from your computer onto iPod. You can’t use iSync to load information from iPod onto your computer.

To sync contacts or calendars using Microsoft Outlook for Windows or Outlook Express for Windows:

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 contacts from” and choose Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express from the pop-up menu. Then select which contact information you want to sync.

ÂTo sync calendars from Microsoft Outlook, in the Calendars section, select “Sync calendars from Microsoft Outlook.”

4Click Apply.

You can also load contact and calendar information onto iPod manually. iPod must be enabled as an external disk (see “Using iPod as an External Disk” on page 45).

To load contact information manually:

1Connect iPod and open your favorite email or contacts application. Loading contacts works with Palm Desktop, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Entourage, and Eudora, among others.

2Drag contacts from the application’s address book to the iPod Contacts folder.

In some cases, you might need to export contacts and then drag the exported file or files to the iPod Contacts folder. See the documentation for your email or contacts application.

To load appointments and other calendar events manually:

1Export calendar events from any calendar application that uses the standard iCalendar format (filenames end in .ics) or vCal format (filenames end in .vcs).

2Drag the files to the Calendars folder on iPod.

Note: To load to-do lists to iPod manually, save them in a calendar file with a .ics or .vcs extension.

To view contacts on iPod:

mChoose Extras > Contacts.

To view calendar events:

mChoose Extras > Calendar.

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