Outlook: Synchronize with Google Calendar

Do you use Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook? If you're using Outlook 2003/2007/2010 and Windows XP (32-bit, not 64-bit)/Vista/7, there's a tool called Google Calendar Sync that you can use to keep your calendars synchronized.

First, follow this link and download the application:

http://dl.google.com/googlecalendarsync/GoogleCalendarSync_Installer.exe

When you're setting it up, you'll have the ability to choose how you would like it to synchronize. Your three options are:

• 2-way - Any events in Outlook will show up in Google Calendar, and vice versa.
• 1-way: Google Calendar to Microsoft Outlook calendar - Events in Google Calendar will be synchronized with your Microsoft Outlook calendar.
• 1-way: Google Calendar to Microsoft Outlook calendar - Events in your Microsoft Outlook calendar will be synchronized with Google Calendar.

I like this tool because it helps me keep everything up-to-date between my personal calendar and my work calendar. The different options for synchronizing mean that I can keep my own personal calendar up-to-date without bringing all of my personal events onto my work calendar.

Categories: Google Calendar, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Outlook