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Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook User Manual

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Mail data

in your

ol

d

profile

Imports

to

Outlook

Available in

Outlook

Syncs with

Gmail

Folders nested under

Inbox (and other

system folders)

Gmail doesn’t nest labels under

Inbox, Sent Mail, or other system

labels. Instead, labels appear as

Inbox/folder_name.

Junk E-mail

Import is optional. Junk email is

labeled Spam in Gmail.

Deleted Items

Import is optional.

Drafts

Attachments

Attachments larger than 20mb don’t

sync with Gmail.

Executable

attachments

Not allowed in Gmail.

Posts in mailbox

folders

Importance levels

Message flags

Flags appear as stars in Gmail.

Follow-up dates and

reminders (used with

flags)

Don’t import or sync with Gmail but

can be used in Outlook after

importing.

Arrow icons marking

messages you’ve

replied to or

forwarded

Appear for messages you reply to or

forward in Outlook, but don’t sync to

Gmail or other Outlook clients.

Rules

Not imported or synced but can be

recreated in Outlook. Or create

equivalent filters in Gmail that apply

for both interfaces.

Signatures

Not imported or synced but can be

recreated in Outlook and Gmail.

POP/IMAP account

Account settings don’t import, but you

can recreate the account in your

Google Apps profile. POP or IMAP

messages don’t sync with Gmail.

POP messages

POP messages in your primary Inbox

import from your old profile and are

synced with Gmail (may not be

desired). POP messages that arrive

after importing aren’t synced (see

above).

Category definitions

Categories aren’t available in Gmail.

Category

assignments

Not imported. But you can categorize

messages in Outlook after importing.


Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook

®

, Version 3.0 or higher

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