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July 27th 06, 07:10 PM
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How do you change the default phone number format in OL contacts?
I just changed to a new computer at work. Now, every time I enter a phone
number into the contacts, it changes the format to (xxx) xxx-xxxx. This is not how I normally store my phone numbers. Nerd that I am, I am curious as to why, regardless of how I enter the phone number, it changes the format to the above. Any ideas? 
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July 27th 06, 10:27 PM
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How do you change the default phone number format in OL contacts?
Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded and not subject to user
configuration. You may not ask "why" questions about Outlook. The answer will always be the same: "because that's the way it was designed." -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "RedneckCPA" wrote in message ... I just changed to a new computer at work. Now, every time I enter a phone number into the contacts, it changes the format to (xxx) xxx-xxxx. This is not how I normally store my phone numbers. Nerd that I am, I am curious as to why, regardless of how I enter the phone number, it changes the format to the above. Any ideas?
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July 27th 06, 10:39 PM
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How do you change the default phone number format in OL contac
That's interesting. If I understand your response, you are saying that the
format shown is the only one available. I have a 500 other contacts that are not done that way. I am still using the save version of OL 2003 that I had before my computer swap - which led me to believe it must be some preference. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded and not subject to user configuration. You may not ask "why" questions about Outlook. The answer will always be the same: "because that's the way it was designed." -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "RedneckCPA" wrote in message ... I just changed to a new computer at work. Now, every time I enter a phone number into the contacts, it changes the format to (xxx) xxx-xxxx. This is not how I normally store my phone numbers. Nerd that I am, I am curious as to why, regardless of how I enter the phone number, it changes the format to the above. Any ideas?
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July 27th 06, 11:37 PM
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How do you change the default phone number format in OL contac
There is no such preference setting.
-- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "RedneckCPA" wrote in message ... That's interesting. If I understand your response, you are saying that the format shown is the only one available. I have a 500 other contacts that are not done that way. I am still using the save version of OL 2003 that I had before my computer swap - which led me to believe it must be some preference. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded and not subject to user configuration. You may not ask "why" questions about Outlook. The answer will always be the same: "because that's the way it was designed." -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "RedneckCPA" wrote in message ... I just changed to a new computer at work. Now, every time I enter a phone number into the contacts, it changes the format to (xxx) xxx-xxxx. This is not how I normally store my phone numbers. Nerd that I am, I am curious as to why, regardless of how I enter the phone number, it changes the format to the above. Any ideas?
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July 28th 06, 01:14 AM
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How do you change the default phone number format in OL contac
RedneckCPA wrote:
That's interesting. If I understand your response, you are saying that the format shown is the only one available. I have a 500 other contacts that are not done that way. I am still using the save version of OL 2003 that I had before my computer swap - which led me to believe it must be some preference. The difference you see is perhaps because on the old PC you did not have your modem dialing properties set in Control Panel but on your current machine you do. Contacts you added on the old machine aren't masked while new contacts are. If you were to change one of the old contacts, I suspect the phone number will be remasked. It happened to me. All that said, the masking is cosmetic. Why do you care? -- Brian Tillman
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