Get rid of fax numbers in address book

[stevem10]

Office Outlook 2003 (11.5608.5606)
Part of Microsoft Professional Edition 2003
XP Professional 5.1.2600 service pack
How do I get rid of the duplicate names in the Address Book that show the
fax number? I only use the address book for emails so the duplicate record
for EVERY contact is an annoyance.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

As posted several times a day here:
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