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#1
January 3rd, 2006, 02:38 AM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
When I input numbers in international format in Outlook 2003 Contacts,
brackets are added automatically around the fisrt number or numbers following the country code. How do I remove this irritating facility? 
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January 3rd, 2006, 03:00 AM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
You can't. This behavior is hard coded.
-- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Yahkitloi" wrote in message ... When I input numbers in international format in Outlook 2003 Contacts, brackets are added automatically around the fisrt number or numbers following the country code. How do I remove this irritating facility?
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January 3rd, 2006, 05:40 AM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Oh, what a bore...
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You can't. This behavior is hard coded. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Yahkitloi" wrote in message ... When I input numbers in international format in Outlook 2003 Contacts, brackets are added automatically around the fisrt number or numbers following the country code. How do I remove this irritating facility?
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January 3rd, 2006, 05:41 AM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Thanks, I will just have to live with it...
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You can't. This behavior is hard coded. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Yahkitloi" wrote in message ... When I input numbers in international format in Outlook 2003 Contacts, brackets are added automatically around the fisrt number or numbers following the country code. How do I remove this irritating facility?
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January 3rd, 2006, 04:56 PM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006
04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com
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December 22nd, 2006, 11:55 PM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Why are only a handfull of numbers effected then? Most contacts read as they
should - 123456789 with only maybe 10% reading (12) 345-6789......STRANGE! marto "Y J Landro" wrote: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com
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#7
December 23rd, 2006, 01:34 AM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
You tell us. You posted no information. Outlook masks numbers automatically.
You have no control over it. What you did to circumvent it, only you know. Typically this means your TAPI settings were corrupt. Were they? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "marto_martin" wrote in message ... Why are only a handfull of numbers effected then? Most contacts read as they should - 123456789 with only maybe 10% reading (12) 345-6789......STRANGE! marto "Y J Landro" wrote: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com
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December 23rd, 2006, 11:56 AM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Good question...what did I do.
I have a pda phone which is where all my contacts first came from, it sync's through Activesync 4.2 to Outlook 2003. Not 100% sure but from what I can gather I think the first ever time I sync'ed the numbers were all normal, I think the brackets and dashes have appeared if I have edited or added contacts since - either at pda or pc end. As for TAPI not sure what this stands for but will do some searching. Thanks for your thoughts. marto "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You tell us. You posted no information. Outlook masks numbers automatically. You have no control over it. What you did to circumvent it, only you know. Typically this means your TAPI settings were corrupt. Were they? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "marto_martin" wrote in message ... Why are only a handfull of numbers effected then? Most contacts read as they should - 123456789 with only maybe 10% reading (12) 345-6789......STRANGE! marto "Y J Landro" wrote: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com
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#9
December 23rd, 2006, 12:49 PM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
Using import or synch to populate fields often results in corrupt entries in
Outlook. As soon as you edit a field or enter the information conventionally, it will be formatted correctly. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "marto_martin" wrote in message ... Good question...what did I do. I have a pda phone which is where all my contacts first came from, it sync's through Activesync 4.2 to Outlook 2003. Not 100% sure but from what I can gather I think the first ever time I sync'ed the numbers were all normal, I think the brackets and dashes have appeared if I have edited or added contacts since - either at pda or pc end. As for TAPI not sure what this stands for but will do some searching. Thanks for your thoughts. marto "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You tell us. You posted no information. Outlook masks numbers automatically. You have no control over it. What you did to circumvent it, only you know. Typically this means your TAPI settings were corrupt. Were they? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "marto_martin" wrote in message ... Why are only a handfull of numbers effected then? Most contacts read as they should - 123456789 with only maybe 10% reading (12) 345-6789......STRANGE! marto "Y J Landro" wrote: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] skreiv Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:00:06 +0100 You can't. This behavior is hard coded. And badly so. I can't see the problem letting the *users* decide how to show their data, but then again, this is Microsoft. - Y J Landro -- Opera - the natural choice for the concerning net surfer: http://www.opera.com
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#10
June 4th, 2009, 11:21 PM
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Remove brackets from phone numbers in contacts
I enjoyed how Outlook reformatted my phone number automatically but it QUIT,
now if I enter a 10 digit phone number with no brackets, no dashed, no spaces it stays that way. Why did Outlook stop auto-formatting the phone number. Darrell "Yahkitloi" wrote: When I input numbers in international format in Outlook 2003 Contacts, brackets are added automatically around the fisrt number or numbers following the country code. How do I remove this irritating facility?
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