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# Contacts and Einstein Activity Capture

Discover how Einstein Activity Capture handles your contact data after it’s captured.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Einstein Activity Capture Standard in Sales in <strong>Starter</strong>, <strong>Pro Suite</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, and <strong>Enterprise</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with <strong>Unlimited </strong>Edition, <strong>Einstein 1 Sales Edition</strong>, and <strong>Agentforce 1 Edition</strong></td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Einstein for Sales, which is included in <strong>Einstein 1 Sales Edition</strong> and available for an extra cost in <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Sales Engagement, which is included with Sales in <strong>Performance</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions, and available for an extra cost in <strong>Professional</strong> and <strong>Enterprise</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Revenue Intelligence, which is available for an extra cost in <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Note We’re reorganizing the Einstein Activity Capture documentation. We’re moving some information around, but we aren’t deleting anything.

The Einstein Activity Capture configuration settings control which data is captured from your connected account. Salesforce admins manage these settings and can learn about customization options in [Set Up Einstein Activity Capture for Your Team](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_setup_parent.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Get your sales reps up and running with Einstein Activity Capture. Give users access to Einstein Activity Capture. Connect your company’s email and calendar application to Salesforce, and create a configuration that controls how data moves between applications. Define settings such as which data to exclude and how activities are shared. When you’re done configuring Einstein Activity Capture, your users have some setup to do, too."). To learn how to use your captured data in Salesforce, read [Automate Your Workflow with Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_use_eac.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Einstein Activity Capture reduces manual data entry and provides a complete view of your relationship history. Connect your Microsoft or Google account to Salesforce to capture emails and calendar events and relate them to your sales records automatically. Manage your privacy settings to control how activity data appears to teammates while ensuring customer interactions remain current.").

- **[Guidelines for Using Contacts with Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_contact_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Make sure you understand how Einstein Activity Capture works with contacts.
- **[How Contacts Sync with Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_contact_sync_how_it_works.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    If you use Einstein Activity Capture, learn about how we sync your Microsoft or Google contacts with Salesforce contacts and accounts. Also, learn what we do when we can’t find a match.
- **[Guidelines for Filtering Contacts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_contact_sync_filters.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    With contact sync filters, you can select which contacts sync from Salesforce to your users’ Microsoft or Google applications.Learn about how sync filters work differently, depending on how they’re set.
- **[Field Mappings for Contact Sync](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_sync_contact_field_mapping.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    When you use Einstein Activity Capture to sync contacts, fields from your Salesforce contacts are mapped to fields in the connected Microsoft or Google account. Learn which fields sync and how they’re mapped. Plus, see which Microsoft® Exchange field mappings Salesforce admins can customize.
- **[Contact Suggestions and Potential Connections](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.eac_contact_suggestions.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Salesforce analyzes email and event data to identify individuals who aren’t yet in Salesforce as contacts or opportunity contact roles.

#### See Also

- [Automate Your Workflow with Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.aac_use_eac.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Einstein Activity Capture reduces manual data entry and provides a complete view of your relationship history. Connect your Microsoft or Google account to Salesforce to capture emails and calendar events and relate them to your sales records automatically. Manage your privacy settings to control how activity data appears to teammates while ensuring customer interactions remain current.")
- [Einstein Activity Capture](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.einstein_sales_aac.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Eliminate manual data entry and transform a list of engagements into action. Einstein Activity Capture syncs your Microsoft or Google account with Salesforce, linking email and calendar activities to the relevant contacts, leads, and opportunities. Einstein Activity Capture gives your team and AI agents the critical context needed to make their next move.")