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Old December 7th 07, 09:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Delphin
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Default How format mobile ph numbers in Outlook Contacts w no parentheses

In Australia mobile phone numbers are formatted like this: 0402 123 123.
Outlook Contacts is formatting the North American way so my entry becomes
(04) 0212-3123.
How can I change the default mobile phone formatting (I don't want to simply
use Other, although have done so in the meantime since it doesn't force a
format onto the numbers entered).
Am using MS Office Outlook 2003 SP2
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Old December 7th 07, 04:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
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Default How format mobile ph numbers in Outlook Contacts w no parentheses

Enter your phone numbers in full international format, which, for the example
you give, would be:
+61 (4) 02123123

The format you show in your example is incorrect. A phone number cannot
start with a "0". That leading "0" is a dialing prefix, and is not part of
the phone number itself. And btw, there is no special format for mobile
numbers. They are formatted the same as any other number.


"Delphin" wrote:

In Australia mobile phone numbers are formatted like this: 0402 123 123.
Outlook Contacts is formatting the North American way so my entry becomes
(04) 0212-3123.
How can I change the default mobile phone formatting (I don't want to simply
use Other, although have done so in the meantime since it doesn't force a
format onto the numbers entered).
Am using MS Office Outlook 2003 SP2

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Old January 17th 08, 07:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
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Default How format mobile ph numbers in Outlook Contacts w no parentheses

Actually.... The 0 is part of the number in Australia. You dial the
0 from any australian phone. Although the +61 international format
works, it is not the standard way to store and exchange mobile numbers
in australia.

Phone numbers are stored as 0402 123123 without brackets, and there
has not yet been an outlook version which recognises that australians
like to store their mobile numbers outside of the international
standard.

homeLAN wrote:
Enter your phone numbers in full international format, which, for the example
you give, would be:
+61 (4) 02123123

The format you show in your example is incorrect. A phone number cannot
start with a "0". That leading "0" is a dialing prefix, and is not part of
the phone number itself. And btw, there is no special format for mobile
numbers. They are formatted the same as any other number.


"Delphin" wrote:

In Australia mobile phone numbers are formatted like this: 0402 123 123.
Outlook Contacts is formatting the North American way so my entry becomes
(04) 0212-3123.
How can I change the default mobile phone formatting (I don't want to simply
use Other, although have done so in the meantime since it doesn't force a
format onto the numbers entered).
Am using MS Office Outlook 2003 SP2

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Old January 17th 08, 07:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Dr.Tim
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Default How format mobile ph numbers in Outlook Contacts w no parentheses

One work around is to store the number with a space after the first
four numbers, then outlook will not reformat the number ie 0402 123123
instead of 0402123123

On Jan 17, 4:25 pm, "Dr.Tim" wrote:
Actually.... The 0 is part of the number in Australia. You dial the
0 from any australian phone. Although the +61 international format
works, it is not the standard way to store and exchange mobile numbers
in australia.

Phone numbers are stored as 0402 123123 without brackets, and there
has not yet been an outlook version which recognises that australians
like to store their mobile numbers outside of the international
standard.

homeLAN wrote:
Enter your phone numbers in full international format, which, for the example
you give, would be:
+61 (4) 02123123


The format you show in your example is incorrect. A phone number cannot
start with a "0". That leading "0" is a dialing prefix, and is not part of
the phone number itself. And btw, there is no special format for mobile
numbers. They are formatted the same as any other number.


"Delphin" wrote:


In Australia mobile phone numbers are formatted like this: 0402 123 123.
Outlook Contacts is formatting the North American way so my entry becomes
(04) 0212-3123.
How can I change the default mobile phone formatting (I don't want to simply
use Other, although have done so in the meantime since it doesn't force a
format onto the numbers entered).
Am using MS Office Outlook 2003 SP2


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Old January 17th 08, 06:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
homeLAN
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Default How format mobile ph numbers in Outlook Contacts w no parenthe

Actually ... the 0 is *not* part of the phone number in Australia (or
anywhere else for that matter). It is a dialing prefix, otherwise known as a
"trunk prefix". See the following definitive description from the World
Telephone Numbering Guide:
http://wtng.info/wtng-61-au.html


"Dr.Tim" wrote:

Actually.... The 0 is part of the number in Australia. You dial the
0 from any australian phone. Although the +61 international format
works, it is not the standard way to store and exchange mobile numbers
in australia.

Phone numbers are stored as 0402 123123 without brackets, and there
has not yet been an outlook version which recognises that australians
like to store their mobile numbers outside of the international
standard.

homeLAN wrote:
Enter your phone numbers in full international format, which, for the example
you give, would be:
+61 (4) 02123123

The format you show in your example is incorrect. A phone number cannot
start with a "0". That leading "0" is a dialing prefix, and is not part of
the phone number itself. And btw, there is no special format for mobile
numbers. They are formatted the same as any other number.


"Delphin" wrote:

In Australia mobile phone numbers are formatted like this: 0402 123 123.
Outlook Contacts is formatting the North American way so my entry becomes
(04) 0212-3123.
How can I change the default mobile phone formatting (I don't want to simply
use Other, although have done so in the meantime since it doesn't force a
format onto the numbers entered).
Am using MS Office Outlook 2003 SP2


 




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