How to transfer contacts and calendar from Apple Mac OS X to Microsoft Outlook 2016

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

PhoneCopy.com is a reliable way to keep your contacts safe. Follow this guide to learn how to back up your Apple Mac OS X data quickly and without any technical knowledge.

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 2016

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 2013, Microsoft Outlook 2019.

From now on, your contacts are protected. If anything happens to your Apple Mac OS X, simply log into PhoneCopy to access or restore your data instantly.

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.