The format of the number in Outlook has no effect on dialing. Your dialing
rules do. Make sure you enter numbers in canonical format:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318575
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Arend" wrote in message
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when i insert the area code in an outlook contact, it is being
automatically
into brackets. when i try to call a contact outlook ignores the area code
and
i have to manually remove the brackets in order to include the area code!!

how can i fix this?

thanks,
Christos - Greece