If you're switching from your laptop to a tablet, you'll need to get your data transferred. The secret is to use Google wherever possible. If you sync the data with Google, you can get it on your tablet.
NOTE: If you can get the data to Google Contacts at www.google.com/contacts
, it will appear on your phone. You can go through your phone and add contacts directly.
Follow these steps to sync your data from Outlook or the Apple Address Book:
CSV
or vCard
file.When you add Google Accounts, you choose how much information you want to sync, as shown in Figure 4–7. You may not want to check your work mail on your tablet; or you may want to read your email, but ignore the contact list. It's your choice.
You'll be asked to verify your syncing options whenever you add or create a Google Account, but you can also go through and change them at any time. Follow these steps to change your settings for a given account:
Now that you've set up your Google Accounts, it's time to explore other types of accounts in the next chapter.