FAX number in Address Book

[Nate Harel]

Hi all,

This one has me stumped.

When I send an email, I click on the "To" button to get the Address book
list of recipients. All is fine, except some of my recipients show up twice.
Once with the email address and once with the FAX number. I have searched
high and low to get rid of the FAX number entry but can't find any info on
how to do that.

So, why is the FAX number showing up and how do I get rid of it since it is
cluttering up the address list and is not even visible (unless I scroll
right) when I am scrolling through the list.

Thanks

Nate

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Because Fax numbers are valid electronic addresses. The standard behavior
for the Outlook Address book is to display all electronic addresses (both
fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed. The only way to prevent
the display of fax numbers is to store them in a different field or to
disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha character) so that Outlook
won't recognize them as phone numbers.
There are also a number of utilities available that can do this for you
automatically. Some are listed here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/nofax.htm