|
| If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|||||||
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
|
#1
December 23rd 06, 12:55 AM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Why are only a handfull of numbers effected then? Most contacts read as they
should - 123456789 with only maybe 10% reading (12) 345-6789......STRANGE! marto "Y J Landro" wrote: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com 
|
| Ads |
|
#2
December 23rd 06, 02:34 AM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
You tell us. You posted no information. Outlook masks numbers automatically.
You have no control over it. What you did to circumvent it, only you know. Typically this means your TAPI settings were corrupt. Were they? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "marto_martin" wrote in message ... Why are only a handfull of numbers effected then? Most contacts read as they should - 123456789 with only maybe 10% reading (12) 345-6789......STRANGE! marto "Y J Landro" wrote: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com
|
|
#3
December 23rd 06, 12:56 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Good question...what did I do.
I have a pda phone which is where all my contacts first came from, it sync's through Activesync 4.2 to Outlook 2003. Not 100% sure but from what I can gather I think the first ever time I sync'ed the numbers were all normal, I think the brackets and dashes have appeared if I have edited or added contacts since - either at pda or pc end. As for TAPI not sure what this stands for but will do some searching. Thanks for your thoughts. marto "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You tell us. You posted no information. Outlook masks numbers automatically. You have no control over it. What you did to circumvent it, only you know. Typically this means your TAPI settings were corrupt. Were they? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "marto_martin" wrote in message ... Why are only a handfull of numbers effected then? Most contacts read as they should - 123456789 with only maybe 10% reading (12) 345-6789......STRANGE! marto "Y J Landro" wrote: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com
|
|
#4
December 23rd 06, 01:49 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Using import or synch to populate fields often results in corrupt entries in
Outlook. As soon as you edit a field or enter the information conventionally, it will be formatted correctly. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "marto_martin" wrote in message ... Good question...what did I do. I have a pda phone which is where all my contacts first came from, it sync's through Activesync 4.2 to Outlook 2003. Not 100% sure but from what I can gather I think the first ever time I sync'ed the numbers were all normal, I think the brackets and dashes have appeared if I have edited or added contacts since - either at pda or pc end. As for TAPI not sure what this stands for but will do some searching. Thanks for your thoughts. marto "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You tell us. You posted no information. Outlook masks numbers automatically. You have no control over it. What you did to circumvent it, only you know. Typically this means your TAPI settings were corrupt. Were they? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "marto_martin" wrote in message ... Why are only a handfull of numbers effected then? Most contacts read as they should - 123456789 with only maybe 10% reading (12) 345-6789......STRANGE! marto "Y J Landro" wrote: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com
|
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| remove the "+" symbol in front of phone numbers | JE | Outlook - Using Contacts | 4 | February 6th 09 03:55 AM |
| remove uk dialing code on all phone numbers | rickadv | Outlook - Using Contacts | 4 | October 11th 06 01:25 AM |
| How to remove non-number characters in Contact phone numbers? | Dan | Outlook - Using Contacts | 1 | October 6th 06 04:55 PM |
| Remove +1 and area code from phone numbers | Steve Vincent | Outlook - General Queries | 0 | June 8th 06 01:31 AM |
| I can't get automatic brackets () around my phone numbers. | Dick E. | Outlook - Using Contacts | 1 | May 23rd 06 10:39 PM |
Linear Mode
