Outlook 2002 phone # format

[Len]

I recently reinstalled my Outlook 2002 and now when I enter a phone number
in contacts, 8009999999, that is the way it stays, instead of formatting to,
1(800)999-9999. How did this happen and how do I correct it?
Thanks.

Len

 

[Brian Tillman]

I recently reinstalled my Outlook 2002 and now when I enter a phone
number in contacts, 8009999999, that is the way it stays, instead of
formatting to, 1(800)999-9999. How did this happen and how do I
correct it?

Fix the dialing options in Windows Control Panel.

 

[Len]

Brian,
Where in Control Panel might this be?
Len

 

[Brian Tillman]

Where in Control Panel might this be?

For Windows XP it's in the Phone and Modem Options applet.

 

[Len]

Interesting, why the connection?
Len

For Windows XP it's in the Phone and Modem Options applet.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Interesting, why the connection?

Because Outlook uses the Windows dialer and its dialing properties to
determine how to mask the phone number, the algorithms for which are
hard-coded in Outlook.

 

[Len]

Thanks.

Because Outlook uses the Windows dialer and its dialing properties to
determine how to mask the phone number, the algorithms for which are
hard-coded in Outlook.