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RobOK's avatar
RobOK
Bronze Contributor
Oct 12, 2017

Outlook/Office for Mac OSX

Question, how do I get contacts from Outlook 2016 for Mac contacts to show up in the Messages app in OSX? I got a new computer and all the text messages don't show any names, only phone numbers.

 

 

More broadly:

I recommend having a Community here for Mac users of Outlook and Office apps. There are some unique things either bugs, feature disparity, or unique platform features.

 

Thanks,

Rob

mac

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  • BenStegink's avatar
    BenStegink
    Steel Contributor
    Oct 23, 2017

    Rob,

         The best luck I've had is making sure all my contacts on all my Apple devices, only sync with Exchange.  If you look on all my devices, they looks like this:

     

    You could sync other stuff as well, but the big two I want on all my devices are contacts and the calendar.  I just use Outlook for email.  I also make sure contacts are Off for any other account (i.e. iCloud).

     

    This definitely isn't fool proof.  Sometimes I've had contacts not always sync. From the iPhone <-> MBP <-> iPad.  However, it's the most reliable way I've found to set things up and keep all my contacts in Exchange Online but still work with messenger, phone, etc.

     

     

    • RobOK's avatar
      RobOK
      Bronze Contributor
      Oct 30, 2017

      Interesting, I have always used Outlook but never added it explicitly as an "Internet Account". I just set it up and connected through Outlook to O365 and it did not create an account in the Settings. I just added it now, but not sure if that would do it or not.  I think maybe it is!

       

      I DID have iCloud syncing Contacts too, not sure why, just the default. I turned that off now too.

       

      Thanks for sharing your setup!

      Rob.

       

      • Paul Cunningham's avatar
        Paul Cunningham
        Steel Contributor
        Oct 30, 2017

        I don't have Office 365 as an Internet Account on my Mac, but the contacts sync to the Mac via iCloud because I use Outlook on my iPhone with contact sync turned on there. Basically Outlook/Exchange is my primary contact list and it syncs via iCloud without adding the O365 account as an internet account.