Outlook Contacts

[Angus]

Hi, we have a user that when they use the Contacts in an email see the Fax,
email, address etc for their contact:

Example:
John Smith (e-mail address removed) SMTP
John Smith 555-1212 FAX
123 Main ST Address

How do I get the view so that they only see the email addresses only?

We are using Outlook XP with SP3 on a WinXP SP1a PC on Exchange 5.5 SP4

Thanks

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

When you change topics, please just start a new thread.
Outlook considers fax numbers to be valid electronic addresses, since there
are many client- and server-based components that can use such addresses.

One method to hide fax numbers from the address book is to prefix the fax
number with one or more letters (maybe B for business fax, H for home, O for
other). If the fax number begins with a letter, Outlook won't show it in the
address book. This definitely works in Outlook 2000 and 2002.

There are a couple of utilities that can help you hide fax numbers from the
address book. See http://www.rsoutlook.com/us/rshifa.htm and
http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook_Solutions.htm (Hide Fax Numbers).

Another way to avoid having fax numbers appear in the address book is
simply not to enter data in the fax fields. Put fax numbers in some other
(non-phone) fields.