Outlook desktop contacts and calendar will not sync with outlook.com app on Samsung Note 3.

I am unable to properly set up the sync between my Desktop Outlook contacts and calendar with the outlook.com app on my android Samsung Note 3.  Although I had a Hotmail acct many years ago, I set up a new Microsoft acct to handle this.  Sync displays as having taken place but no data comes across to the Note 3.  Feel like an idiot in that I cannot figure out the problem on what should be a simple setup process.  Anyone have any tips or fixes for a guy like me obviously suffering brain lock today.  Thanks in advance.