How to transfer contacts and calendar from Apple Mac OS X to Microsoft Outlook 2013

Transfer contacts and calendar from your Apple Mac OS X to the cloud server

Whether you are switching phones or just want a safe copy of your data, PhoneCopy.com is a great solution. This guide covers how to back up contacts from your Apple Mac OS X quickly and easily.

This guideline also works for similar devices like Apple iMac, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook Pro.

And now it's time to transfer data to your Microsoft Outlook 2013

Setup using Control Panel

Certain Outlook version do not offer similar functionality directly from the app so our guide will use Windows Control Panel widget. Depending on the Outlook version, the texts on the following screens may differ. Always aim towards setting up an email account via Exchange ActiveSync using custom settings.

Press Windows Start button, search for Control panel, find and open Mail.

Press E-mail Accounts button.

On the E-mail tab, select New....

Select Manual setup or additional server types. Press Next.

Select Outlook.com or Exchange ActiveSync compatible service (or simply Exchange ActiveSync in some Outlook versions). Press Next.

Fill in your account details. Use your PhoneCopy username (not email) followed by @www.phonecopy.com as you email and username. Press Next.

Account test should be performed. Press Close.

Press Finish. Now you can close all Control panel windows. Setup is complete.

Your data in Outlook

Now you can run Outlook app. Your contacts, calendar and tasks should be synchronized automatically. Note that PhoneCopy items have their separate folder and calendar in Outlook app. Only these contact/task folders and calendar are synchronized with PhoneCopy.

This guideline also works for similar devices like Microsoft Outlook 2016, Microsoft Outlook 2019.

Well done — your contacts are now securely backed up in the cloud. Open your PhoneCopy account in any browser to review your data or make changes at any time.

Some additional tips:

The free PhoneCopy plan allows you to store up to 500 contacts, which is more than enough for most users. A premium plan is available if you need to sync more data or use advanced features.