Sync Phone with Mac

Hello,
I am converting from a PC to a Mac and I have a question about syncing my iPhone 3Gs to my Mac after it was already synced to a PC. I always used Outlook on the PC to sync and contacts. I will obviously start out with no contacts and no songs (and ringtones) on my Mac. How do I initially tell iTunes on the Mac that the data on my iPhone is correct and the information on the Mac is not the source? I don't want to loose ring tones that I paid for and do not want to have to retype contacts.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
--mitch

You will need to transfer your iTunes library from your PC to your Mac - the iTunes named folder where all iTunes content is stored including 3rd party apps. If you live near an Apple store, the Apple store will help you with this along with transferring all other data from your PC that you will need or want to access on your Mac such as photos, documents, etc.
Before syncing contacts with the Address Book application and before syncing calendar events with iCal, enter one contact in the Address Book and one calendar event in iCal on your Mac. Make these up if needed, which can be deleted later. This will provide a merge prompt with the first sync for contacts and calendar events with the Address Book and iCal, which you want to select.

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