I fruitlessly posted the following question in another thread (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_365hp-outlook/synchronise-office-365-outlook-calendar-and-tasks/d7efc108-648c-47d9-a4b5-58c33f9683c8?msgId=9c46ce3f-1a1c-4f4b-9a25-5cf41181e38d ) and was directed here because the tech thought the issue related to Mac Office 2011 rather than the "Office/Office 365 Home Premium/University/Microsoft Office Outlook/Office on Android" thread (go figure).  I am looking for a solution, not another referral.

Is it possible to synch 365 calendar and tasks with a Nexus 5?

If so, how?


In response to a request for more specific information I added the following ...

I moved from Office 2011 Home and Student to Office 365 for two reasons
  • I dislike Apple ICal and iMail and I wanted Outlook Mail, Calendar and Tasks
  • I need to sync Outlook Calendar and Tasks with my phone
  • The discussion forums I had read led me to believe that only Office 365 would allow this
I am a one person business and a student, with a range of email accounts for business, personal use and one for my university.

MacBook Pro
  • I am running Office 365 on my MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.7.5).
  • All my Outlook email accounts were set up on my Mac as IMAP except for my university email account which was set up as an Exchange Account. 
  • I tried but could not set up an Exchange Account for my
Nexus 5
  • My Phone is a Nexus 5 with the latest Android
  • I have loaded Office Mobile App (Only seems to support Word and Excel)
  • I also have Lync 2013 (but I don't have any idea whether it is of any use to me.

Finally:

  • since I posted my initial question, I have loaded a free phone App called SyncMate which has allowed me to manually sync my Mac's Outlook Calendar with my phone. 
  • I am still unable to sync tasks to my phone.
  • SyncMate is not an adequate solution.
The marketing material regarding Office 365 specifically states
  • Outlook is now automatically connected to your Microsoft web mail account. Sync tasks and calendars with Outlook to put all your plans together.

( http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/university/ )


I need to sync my phone with my Mac (not my university). 
  • Perhaps I need to establish a private "Microsoft web mail account"
  • If so, how??
Please advise a solution urgently!!

Regards

Steve

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