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Sync Contacts with iPad

Posted on January 19, 2011 by editor

If you're having difficulty syncing your contacts or calendars to iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes for Windows via USB, this article can help. You only need to set which items are synced in iTunes on your computer once. After that, just connect your iPad to start a sync.

How to Sync Contacts to iPad with iTunes?

Step 1: Connect
a. Connect your iPad to your computer using the included cable. By default, iTunes opens automatically.
b. Select your iPad in iTunes under "Devices" on the left-hand side and click the Info tab.

sync contacts to ipad with itunes

Step 2: Choose which items to sync
Click the respective tabs in iTunes to specify which media and information you want to sync from your computer to your iPad.

Step 3: Sync Contacts with iPad
Click Apply in the lower-right corner of the screen. Your computer syncs with your iPad according to your settings.

The first time you sync contacts with iPad, you are asked if you want to merge data, replace data on the iPad, or replace the data on your computer. When you choose to merge information, any differences between the data will be mingled together. If you choose to replace information, information from either the computer or iPad will overwrite the information on the other. These options can not be undone. After that, anytime you connect your iPad to your computer, iTunes opens and syncs with your iPad according to the settings in iTunes.

You can adjust sync settings any time your iPad is connected to your computer. iPad to PC Transfer can help you transfer, back up, copy, move your photos, videos, playlists from iPad to Computer or iTunes easily and fast.

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