How do I get Outlook 2003 to format my phone number field entries.

V

Verizon Ron

In previous versions of Outlook, when I entered a new phone number, I would
just enter the ten digits and it would reformat it with parentheses around
the NPA and then space, then the NXX with a hyphen, and then the last four
digits. For example, 7145551212 would become automatically formatted as
(714) 555-1212. Additionally, if I just entered the seven digit number
because my default area code was 714 it would again format as (XXX) XXX-XXXX.
Currently, if I enter the ten digit telephone number I get ten numbers that
are underlined. How do I get the parenthetical plus hyphenated format noted
above?
 
D

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

Did you configure dialing properties? That's how Outlook knows what format
to use. Control panel, phone and modem options.

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J

Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]

Note that the phone-number parsing you're asking for is very US-centric.
Not all countries use this format - in fact, many countries have
variable-length area codes and subscriber numbers. If you want Outlook to
be able to properly parse your phone number, help it out by actually
entering the parentheses yourself.

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Jeff Stephenson
Outlook Development
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Diane Poremsky said:
Did you configure dialing properties? That's how Outlook knows what format
to use. Control panel, phone and modem options.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


Verizon Ron said:
In previous versions of Outlook, when I entered a new phone number, I
would
just enter the ten digits and it would reformat it with parentheses around
the NPA and then space, then the NXX with a hyphen, and then the last four
digits. For example, 7145551212 would become automatically formatted as
(714) 555-1212. Additionally, if I just entered the seven digit number
because my default area code was 714 it would again format as (XXX)
XXX-XXXX.
Currently, if I enter the ten digit telephone number I get ten numbers
that
are underlined. How do I get the parenthetical plus hyphenated format
noted
above?
 

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