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Move Calendar and Contacts to a synchronized online account

If your data lives in a desktop organizer, we can help you export it from there, import it into a online account, and add the account to your device.

Note: After moving your data to the online account, you no longer sync with your old desktop application. Instead, your device synchronizes with the online account.

Warning: Google Contacts only supports importing 3000 items at a time. If you have more than that, and if you choose Google as your online account, divide the CSV file into several files with 3000 contacts each before proceeding.

Decide where you want to move your Calendar and Contacts

Your choices: Google, Microsoft Exchange, or Yahoo!.

Need help deciding where your info should go?

Skip this step if you already have an online account where you want to move the info from your old desktop organizer.

Export info from your old organizer

Depending on the online account you choose, be prepared to export to the appropriate format:

	Calendar	Contacts
Google	iCalendar (.ics, .ical, .ifb) or CSV (.csv)	vCard (.vcf, .vcard) or CSV (.csv)
Microsoft Exchange	iCalendar (.ics, .ical, .ifb) or CSV (.csv)	vCard (.vcf, .vcard) or CSV (.csv)
Yahoo!	iCalendar (.ics, .ical, .ifb)	vCard (.vcf, .vcard) or CSV (.csv)

Export your info to the file type above:

Palm Desktop (Mac)

See: Export data from Palm Desktop for Mac

Windows Live Hotmail

See: Export contacts from Hotmail

Outlook Express

See: Export contacts from Outlook Express

Orkut

See: Export contacts from Orkut

All others

Export to the format used by the online account you chose. The help system for your old desktop organizer may tell you how to export Calendar/Contacts into the format needed. Check the desktop organizer's user guide or support website for more information, or contact the manufacturer directly.

Can't export to any of the supported formats?

Instead of exporting and importing your Calendar/Contacts as a file, use the desktop interface of your new online account to manually create copies the items you care about most.

Set up a new online account (see: Create an account for the web service you chose).
Open your old desktop organizer.
Log into your new online account on a desktop computer.
One by one, create a new Calendar/Contact item in the online account and copy the details from your desktop organizer.
Add the online account to your device. 5: Set up HP Synergy on your device.

Create an account for the web service you chose

Skip this step if you already have an online account where you want to move the info from your old desktop organizer.

Google

First create an account at google.com. Then activate the calendar feature: go to google.com/calendar, and follow the steps until you see your calendar. Google contacts and mail are also set up when you do this.