Force a Synch Between Entourage and Apple Address Book

[JosephAvellino]

I use Apple Address Book and Entourage on a Powerbook Pro running
Leopard. I have al of the latest updates.

Sometimes, when I make updates to info in a contact record in Apple
Address Book, the updated info appears in Entourage within a few
seconds. Sometimes, it can take minutes.

Is there anyway to force an update in Entourage so that as soon as I
go back into Entourage, I can force the update and the updated record
is there? I know that I can turn off synch, turn synch back on, etc.,
but is there some other way/ shortcut to force an update of Entourage
contacts once I make a change in a contact record in Apple Address
Book?

 

[Diane Ross]

I use Apple Address Book and Entourage on a Powerbook Pro running
Leopard. I have al of the latest updates.

Sometimes, when I make updates to info in a contact record in Apple
Address Book, the updated info appears in Entourage within a few
seconds. Sometimes, it can take minutes.

Is there anyway to force an update in Entourage so that as soon as I
go back into Entourage, I can force the update and the updated record
is there? I know that I can turn off synch, turn synch back on, etc.,
but is there some other way/ shortcut to force an update of Entourage
contacts once I make a change in a contact record in Apple Address
Book?

My understanding of how Sync works is that the system waits until it's not
busy to sync. You can force Time Machine to start, but there is no way to
force Entourage to sync with the Apple Address Book that I am aware of at
this time.

What's the problem for those times that it's not immediate?

 

[JosephAvellino]

My understanding of how Sync works is that the system waits until it's not
busy to sync. You can force Time Machine to start, but there is no way to
force Entourage to sync with the Apple Address Book that I am aware of at
this time.

What's the problem for those times that it's not immediate?

It's a worktime/efficiency thing. I go into Address Book, I make an
addition or change, I go to Entourage, and I need to send something.
If I have to wait - which can be minutes in some cases - I'm held up
until the synch occurs.

Any thoughts on how to force the synch would be greatly appreciated.

 

[William Smith]

It's a worktime/efficiency thing. I go into Address Book, I make an
addition or change, I go to Entourage, and I need to send something.
If I have to wait - which can be minutes in some cases - I'm held up
until the synch occurs.

Any thoughts on how to force the synch would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Joseph!

While this wouldn't be ideal, as soon as you've entered the information
into the Address Book, copy it to the clipboard and paste it into your
new message if you need to send something right away. By the time you're
ready to send your second message then the sync will probably have occurred.

Or enter the information into the Entourage address book and use the
information immediately. Let that sync to Apple's Address Book.

Hope this helps!

--

bill

William M. Smith, Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows
Entourage Help Page <http://entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

 

[Diane Ross]

Or enter the information into the Entourage address book and use the
information immediately. Let that sync to Apple's Address Book.

That would be my suggestion too.