I am considering purchase of an iMac and switching from windows. However, I have twenty years of emails in my Outlook.pst file. Right now I'm using the wonderful Apple iCloud syncing program for windows that syncs all my calendars, contacts and bookmarks between windows and my idevices. I understand that I can purchase Office/Outlook 2016 for the iMac and that I can import my historic emails from windows. However, thus far my show stopper is it appears that I would no longer be able to sync contacts and calendars between Outlook 2016 for iMac and El Capitain or my several iDevices.

After several weeks without contacts or calendar on my iphone after upgrading to office 2016, I found a solution. I have not found this solution posted or mentioned anywhere. Firstly, you need a microsoft account, which is generaly hotmail.com or outlook.com. The calendar in Outlook for Mac doesn’t sync with any of your iOS devices. However, with OS X Snow Leopard or an earlier version of the operating system, you can turn on Sync Services, and then try syncing your Outlook calendar. Hi People; I'm using office 2016 in office So i'm using outlook with pop3 mail for company Mails. My problem is sometimes I'm on road or at home need to answer client.

Microsoft support for Outlook for iMac tells me it is because the new iMac operating system will no longer allow Outlook to sync, whereas it did before. Is this correct information? If so, is Apple considering finding or creating a way for Outlook on iMac to sync contacts and calendars with El Capitain and iDevices? Thank you for your quick response.

The link confirms that I can import my windows pst file into outlook 2016 for iMac. Do you know anything about the syncing issues I also raised? Microsoft support for Outlook for iMac tells me the new iMac operating system will no longer allow Outlook to sync, whereas it did before. Is this correct information? If so, is Apple considering finding or creating a way for Outlook on iMac to sync contacts and calendars with El Capitain and iDevices? Or do you know of a work around? Yes, that's what I'm learning.

However, as a twenty-year long Outlook user I'd like to migrate Outlook with me to an iMac. And I'm told that once upon a time, not so long ago, outlook on iMac could sync, but it was because Apple cut it off with upgrade to the new OS for iMac. Is this correct info?

Will Apple be trying to change this so all the windows users (who still love Outlook) can go out an buy a splendid iMac? Word 2016 for mac - my templates have disappeared. Perhaps not, but that's why I'm asking. When Apple created the iCloud syncing download for Windows it created a very useful bridge to encourage windows users like me to buy idevices.