When I click the "To" button when using Outlook 2003 a dialogue box containing my contact list(s) opens, but the list also includes the contacts fax number as well, which I find VERY annoying.
Is there any way to work with or modify what is shown in this list?

Thanks

Didn't look before you posted did you? Asked and answered every day here.
Outlook considers fax numbers to be valid electronic addresses, since there
are many client- and server-based components that can use such addresses.

One method to hide fax numbers from the address book is to prefix the fax
number with one or more letters (maybe B for business fax, H for home, O for
other). If the fax number begins with a letter, Outlook won't show it in the
address book.

There are a couple of utilities that can help you hide fax numbers from the
address book. See:
http://www.rsoutlook.com/us/rshifa.htm
http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook_Solutions.htm (Hide Fax Numbers)
http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/toolbox/

Another way to avoid having fax numbers appear in the address book is
simply not to enter data in the fax fields. Put fax numbers in some other
(non-phone) fields.


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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Carnalsupply" wrote in message
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When I click the "To" button when using Outlook 2003 a dialogue box
containing my contact list(s) opens, but the list also includes the
contacts fax number as well, which I find VERY annoying.
Is there any way to work with or modify what is shown in this list?

Thanks




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Carnalsupply

To move your existing faxnumbers to another phone filed you can use
the Tool "EditContacts":

http://www.marchert.de/software.html#ec

Peter

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Peter Marchert
[EDP-Service Marchert]
Homepage: http://www.marchert.de
Programming for Excel and Outlook


On 14 Feb., 20:28, Carnalsupply Carnalsupply.
wrote:
When I click the "To" button when using Outlook 2003 a dialogue box
containing my contact list(s) opens, but the list also includes the
contacts fax number as well, which I find VERY annoying.
Is there any way to work with or modify what is shown in this list?

Thanks

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Carnalsupply

Well thanks for the warm welcome Russ, I truly appreciate the sarcasm mixed with your thorough reply.
The fact I just found and joined this forum may offer a bit of an excuse for the re-post, but I'll make sure to comb EVERY posting prior to asking another question.

Regardless of your demeanor I do appreciate your answering my question.

It wasn't sarcasm. It was just a gentle reminder that in newsgroups you can
often get an immediate answer rather than waiting for a reply by just
searching the group before you post. As it happens, this question gets
answered every day.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Carnalsupply" wrote in message
...

Well thanks for the warm welcome Russ, I truly appreciate the sarcasm
mixed with your thorough reply.
The fact I just found and joined this forum may offer a bit of an
excuse for the re-post, but I'll make sure to comb EVERY posting prior
to asking another question.

Regardless of your demeanor I do appreciate your answering my question.




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Carnalsupply