Perennial problem of synchronizing DejaOffice contacts with Android native contacts

[Pierre]

I have the same problem that lots of people seemed to have had and which, if I am not mistaken, has never been solved satisfactorily on this forum.
I have a new Samsung Captivate Android. I used DejaOffice to successfully download my 1450 Outlook contacts to DejaOffice on the Android. BUT I CANNOT move these into the native Android contacts. Help!
I will certainly purchase the CompanionLink, but If and only if this crucial issue is resolved. Thanks.

[Mr Blobby]

I believe this was the same problem for me which I sorted here:

http://www.dejaoffice.com/forums/showthread.php?564-dejacontacts-not-syncing-with-android-quot-people-quot-phonebook

This was how.
I set up a Google Mail account in the Phone settings (accounts & sync).
Make sure here that auto sync is off and and background data sync is selected on.
These settings will stop the phone syncing to your PC web account and doubling up on contact entries.
In DJO sync settings,select "sync with Android contacts app and choose your Googlemail account.
Then go to your Phone pad and select the contacts key (list is empty at this point) Under display options, (phone pad/contacts/menu button/display options) select the account and select "My contacts" (where it says "Choose contacts to display).
Probably having already gone as far as syncing you can just carry out the last part via the Phone pad (dialler screen).

[Pierre]

Many thanks. It works. The trick, as you indicated, is to go through a gmail account.