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Old November 25th, 2005, 05:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.fax
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Default How to disable automatic area code

Hi,

I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my computer. The fax
driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003.

My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7 digits
fax number, my area code is added automatically before the fax number. When
I try to delete it, it comes back automatically.

I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my fax
machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call).

If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet, I have a
message saying "You must enter an area code".

Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control Panel through
the registry ?

Any other ideas ?

Thank you.


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Old November 25th, 2005, 10:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.fax
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Default How to disable automatic area code

You can't change how Outlook masks phone numbers. If your Canon program was
designed to integrate with Outlook, its developers should know that and take
that into account when they configured their dialer.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Pierrot Robert" mcthepro_at_hotmail.com wrote in message
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Hi,

I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my computer. The
fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003.

My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7 digits
fax number, my area code is added automatically before the fax number.
When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically.

I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my fax
machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call).

If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet, I have
a message saying "You must enter an area code".

Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control Panel
through the registry ?

Any other ideas ?

Thank you.



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Old November 25th, 2005, 10:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.fax
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Default How to disable automatic area code

I edited the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Telephony\Locations\Location0\AreaCode
value and now I can enter fax numbers without the area code.

Thanks.

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
You can't change how Outlook masks phone numbers. If your Canon
program was designed to integrate with Outlook, its developers should
know that and take that into account when they configured their
dialer.
Hi,

I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my computer.
The fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003.

My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7
digits fax number, my area code is added automatically before the
fax number. When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically.

I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my
fax machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call).

If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet,
I have a message saying "You must enter an area code".

Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control Panel
through the registry ?

Any other ideas ?

Thank you.



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Old November 25th, 2005, 11:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.fax
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Default How to disable automatic area code

What change did you make to the key? Does the Canon software work now?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Pierrot Robert" mcthepro_at_hotmail.com wrote in message
...
I edited the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Telephony\Locations\Location0\AreaCode
value and now I can enter fax numbers without the area code.

Thanks.

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
You can't change how Outlook masks phone numbers. If your Canon
program was designed to integrate with Outlook, its developers should
know that and take that into account when they configured their
dialer.
Hi,

I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my computer.
The fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003.

My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7
digits fax number, my area code is added automatically before the
fax number. When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically.

I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my
fax machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call).

If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet,
I have a message saying "You must enter an area code".

Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control Panel
through the registry ?

Any other ideas ?

Thank you.





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Old December 22nd, 2005, 04:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.fax
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Default How to disable automatic area code

I deleted the value.

Yes, it works fine now.

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
What change did you make to the key? Does the Canon software work now?
I edited the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Telephony\Locations\Location0\AreaCode
value and now I can enter fax numbers without the area code.

Thanks.

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
You can't change how Outlook masks phone numbers. If your Canon
program was designed to integrate with Outlook, its developers
should know that and take that into account when they configured
their dialer.
Hi,

I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my
computer. The fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003.

My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7
digits fax number, my area code is added automatically before the
fax number. When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically.

I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my
fax machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call).

If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet,
I have a message saying "You must enter an area code".

Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control
Panel through the registry ?

Any other ideas ?

Thank you.



 




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