How to sync Outlook.com, Office365 and Exchange Online contacts and calendars with Outlook 2016, 2019 and Office365?

How to sync Outlook.com, Office365, Windows Live Hotmail and Exchange Online with Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019?

As we step into 2024, a growing number of professions require remote work, a trend that persists beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Syncing calendars, contacts, and tasks from home presents a challenge for those unaccustomed to this practice, despite its benefits for collaborating with colleagues.

In light of Google's provision of Gmail, what does Microsoft provide in a similar vein?

How can one synchronize Outlook.com contacts and calendars with Outlook versions 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019 (Outlook classic)? (This method also applies to Office 365 and Exchange Online accounts.)

Let us try EVO Collaborator for Outlook to see if synchronization works?

1. Download EVO Collaborator for Outlook and install it
2. Click on Configure profiles

   

3. Select Profile called outlook.com – not configured

   

4. Click TEST button at the bottom to proceed entering Outlook e-mail and password in popup window

   

5. A list of permissions acknowledgement pops up and click on YES to grant ECO

   

6. Click off the window popup to continue
7. Click on OK in Success box and then Apply to save configuration settings
8. For existing local items before ECO installation, click on Browse local above CardDAV action for contacts and CalDAV action for calendars and perform O2C action (upload from outlook to microsoft)

As we know, steps are easy and no computer knowledge is involved. Installation and configuration are easy just as if you are adding an Exchange account.

Outlook.com contacts and calendars

What is , or Microsoft Graph API?

Numerous individuals endeavor to access their previous Hotmail or Outlook.com contacts and calendars using Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016. While Outlook 2013 and 2016 excel in enabling users to integrate their Outlook.com accounts via Active Sync, a native Microsoft protocol utilized by Exchange Online service within Office 365, the compatibility of Outlook 2007 and 2010 raises questions. Despite Microsoft's indication that Outlook 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2 resolve these issues, findings from various internet communities suggest otherwise. Moreover, mainstream support for Outlook 2007 ceased on 10/9/2012, followed by Outlook 2010 on 10/13/2015, further exacerbating the situation. Consequently, users seek a functional replacement or alternative, such as the Hotmail connector or Outlook.com connector for Outlook 2007 and 2010. Fortunately, third-party solutions like EVO Collaborator for Outlook offer assistance by supporting the Graph API, succeeding both the Outlook.com API and Live Connect API, thereby facilitating the synchronization of Outlook.com contacts and calendars.

 

Evolution of MSN

From MSN Hotmail to Windows Live Mail to Outlook.com to Office 365 (cloud service), the journey has been long and eventful. For many of you, Hotmail has been a steadfast companion since its inception in 1995. Following Microsoft's acquisition in 1997, it was rebranded as MSN Hotmail, with numerous attempts to integrate this service into the Windows infrastructure. In 2005, facing competition from Google's Gmail, MSN Hotmail underwent a transformation and emerged as Windows Live Hotmail, offering faster, easier, and more secure services. Subsequently, in 2012, Outlook.com was launched, gradually replacing Windows Live Hotmail by 2013. By the middle of 2015, Microsoft commenced the integration of all previous accounts, including Hotmail, MSN Hotmail, Windows Live Hotmail, and Outlook.com, into Office 365 services. Presently, users can still access the desktop version of Office software through their Office 365 portal.

How does EVO Collaborator for Outlook make it happen?

As we mentioned previously, Hotmail.com, Windows Live, and Outlook.com services were merged into Office 365 service collectively. Using Exchange Online service along with Microsoft Graph API, third-party software developers are able to sync a complete set of fields between Office 365 and Outlook 2007/2010, which has issues synchronizing ever since. Other userful information

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Synchronize Exchange calendar with Google calendar

Synchronize Exchange calendar with Google calendar

Here is a situation:

"You like to sync your Google calendar with your company Exchange calendar for the sake of managing one calendar instead of two."

It is tough because Exchange calendar and Google calendar are following different protocols unlike CalDAV. 

There are a few third-party Outlook add-in capable of breaking the barrier and synchronizing them both into one calendar in your Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 or 2019.

Let's look at a solution from third-party. EVO Collaborator for Outlook is an outlook plugin for CardDAV and CalDAV.

Let’s look at ECO’s size, which is only 5.6MB. Amazingly, when Outlook and ECO work together, you can enable Outlook to sync both contacts and calendars of your Exchange account with Google’s CardDAV and CalDAV bi-directionally.

What are CardDAV and CalDAV?

CardDAV and CalDAV are standard protocol API by IETF's RFC for contacts and calendars. Google is using those APIs at the backend to service they customers' needs for such information retrieval.

How to Sync Google calendar with Exchange account

It is easy to work with ECO: 

1. Let’s assume that you have already configured your Exchange account which uses your default Outlook folders to store your mail, calendar, contact and task.
2. Download ECO from EVO's Official Site. (when you install it, please run it as administrator)
3. Open Outlook and click on EVO's tab (It is called command bar in Outlook 2007 and called ribbon in Outlook 2010, 2013 and 2016) at the top banner.
4. Click on Configure profile(s) and select Profile #6 with filling in your Gmail account in space below Full e-mail address or username.
5. Assign the contact, calendar and task folder under Sync options to your default Outlook folders, the same ones that are used by your Exchange account.
6. Click on TEST button and you'll see an OAUTH authentication window during the account detection. Just authorize it and continue.
7. When finished, click on Apply and Quit. Then, any newly added contacts, calendar under Gmail folder will be syncing in a bi-directional fashion. 

By the way, here is a good news. Microsoft is merging its Outlook.com into Office365 by end of 2015 and it means your outlook.com accounts are also hosted by Exchange. Thus, whether you have an Office365, hotmail, or outlook.com account, you can use the handy Outlook add-in to sync contacts, calendars, and tasks between Gmail and Exchange.