Two addresses come up when I g0 to send a message!!!

[Lex]

I recently added OutLook 2002 so that I could sync a Treo 700w. Now when I go
to send an email two addresses will pop up as a possible match. One appears
to be the actual email address and the other appears to be a fax number
match. When I go into the Contacts List to see if there are two contacts in
error, I find that there is only one. How can I stop this multiple listing
error?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

All versions of the Outlook Address Book do this. 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.

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
http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook_Solutions.htm (Hide Fax Numbers)
http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/toolbox/

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.