|
| If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
January 4th, 2009, 04:53 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
When I open up an individual contact from my address book, I can edit all the
details. I click "Mobile..." and enter in the the phone number and click okay. The lame auto formatting changes it to +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx This causes errors in my phones address book when I sync with it. I'm in America. I don't need to be reminded of what my country code is lol. I simply want it formatted xxx-xxx-xxxx no +, no ( or ) just numbers and dashes. Yes, I know i can manually change them all by myself but i have a lot of contacts. would take way too much time. there "HAS" to be a way around this. thanks, 
|
|
#2
January 4th, 2009, 05:51 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
First, you should never make changes to your Contacts from the address book
view. Only do so from the Contacts Folder. There is no address book in Outlook. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded as well it should be. If your phone requires a different format then its sync software should accommodate that. Outlook must use a consistent format. Finally, you can easily turn off the option to automatically add the country code to local numbers in Outlook's Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... When I open up an individual contact from my address book, I can edit all the details. I click "Mobile..." and enter in the the phone number and click okay. The lame auto formatting changes it to +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx This causes errors in my phones address book when I sync with it. I'm in America. I don't need to be reminded of what my country code is lol. I simply want it formatted xxx-xxx-xxxx no +, no ( or ) just numbers and dashes. Yes, I know i can manually change them all by myself but i have a lot of contacts. would take way too much time. there "HAS" to be a way around this. thanks,
|
|
#3
January 4th, 2009, 07:34 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
Thanks
 Now, where might i find the options FOR outlook dialing? I searched through every menu area in 'options' and found nothing about outlook dialing. Half of the reason I'm trying to fix this is because of my syncing with my mobile. The other half is... well, I am obsessive compulsive. when things are... off, for lack of a better term, from what makes me comfortable it drives me absolutely insane. I can't stop thinking about it, I've been manually doing them now for almost 3 hours straight and I still have 326 more to go. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: First, you should never make changes to your Contacts from the address book view. Only do so from the Contacts Folder. There is no address book in Outlook. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded as well it should be. If your phone requires a different format then its sync software should accommodate that. Outlook must use a consistent format. Finally, you can easily turn off the option to automatically add the country code to local numbers in Outlook's Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... When I open up an individual contact from my address book, I can edit all the details. I click "Mobile..." and enter in the the phone number and click okay. The lame auto formatting changes it to +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx This causes errors in my phones address book when I sync with it. I'm in America. I don't need to be reminded of what my country code is lol. I simply want it formatted xxx-xxx-xxxx no +, no ( or ) just numbers and dashes. Yes, I know i can manually change them all by myself but i have a lot of contacts. would take way too much time. there "HAS" to be a way around this. thanks,
|
|
#4
January 4th, 2009, 09:04 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
Depends on your Outlook version, which you did not post. In Outlook 2007:
Contacts Folder Actions Call Contact New Call... Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message news  Thanks Now, where might i find the options FOR outlook dialing? I searched through every menu area in 'options' and found nothing about outlook dialing. Half of the reason I'm trying to fix this is because of my syncing with my mobile. The other half is... well, I am obsessive compulsive. when things are... off, for lack of a better term, from what makes me comfortable it drives me absolutely insane. I can't stop thinking about it, I've been manually doing them now for almost 3 hours straight and I still have 326 more to go. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: First, you should never make changes to your Contacts from the address book view. Only do so from the Contacts Folder. There is no address book in Outlook. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded as well it should be. If your phone requires a different format then its sync software should accommodate that. Outlook must use a consistent format. Finally, you can easily turn off the option to automatically add the country code to local numbers in Outlook's Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... When I open up an individual contact from my address book, I can edit all the details. I click "Mobile..." and enter in the the phone number and click okay. The lame auto formatting changes it to +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx This causes errors in my phones address book when I sync with it. I'm in America. I don't need to be reminded of what my country code is lol. I simply want it formatted xxx-xxx-xxxx no +, no ( or ) just numbers and dashes. Yes, I know i can manually change them all by myself but i have a lot of contacts. would take way too much time. there "HAS" to be a way around this. thanks,
|
|
#5
January 4th, 2009, 10:55 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
Thanks again, although checking that option, i find that it was already set
to not add country code. So, that wont fix the +1 ( ) auto insert. It's fine though, I got the answer I needed. Thunderbird! open source. modifiable. free. It wont sync. But I'll live. Thanks "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Depends on your Outlook version, which you did not post. In Outlook 2007: Contacts Folder Actions Call Contact New Call... Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message news Thanks Now, where might i find the options FOR outlook dialing? I searched through every menu area in 'options' and found nothing about outlook dialing. Half of the reason I'm trying to fix this is because of my syncing with my mobile. The other half is... well, I am obsessive compulsive. when things are... off, for lack of a better term, from what makes me comfortable it drives me absolutely insane. I can't stop thinking about it, I've been manually doing them now for almost 3 hours straight and I still have 326 more to go. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: First, you should never make changes to your Contacts from the address book view. Only do so from the Contacts Folder. There is no address book in Outlook. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded as well it should be. If your phone requires a different format then its sync software should accommodate that. Outlook must use a consistent format. Finally, you can easily turn off the option to automatically add the country code to local numbers in Outlook's Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... When I open up an individual contact from my address book, I can edit all the details. I click "Mobile..." and enter in the the phone number and click okay. The lame auto formatting changes it to +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx This causes errors in my phones address book when I sync with it. I'm in America. I don't need to be reminded of what my country code is lol. I simply want it formatted xxx-xxx-xxxx no +, no ( or ) just numbers and dashes. Yes, I know i can manually change them all by myself but i have a lot of contacts. would take way too much time. there "HAS" to be a way around this. thanks,
|
|
#6
January 4th, 2009, 11:18 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
How odd, on two counts.
So Thunderbird won't sync. How is that a solution? Your other claim is inaccurate. Outlook does not add the country code when you have configured it not to. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... Thanks again, although checking that option, i find that it was already set to not add country code. So, that wont fix the +1 ( ) auto insert. It's fine though, I got the answer I needed. Thunderbird! open source. modifiable. free. It wont sync. But I'll live. Thanks "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Depends on your Outlook version, which you did not post. In Outlook 2007: Contacts Folder Actions Call Contact New Call... Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message news Thanks Now, where might i find the options FOR outlook dialing? I searched through every menu area in 'options' and found nothing about outlook dialing. Half of the reason I'm trying to fix this is because of my syncing with my mobile. The other half is... well, I am obsessive compulsive. when things are... off, for lack of a better term, from what makes me comfortable it drives me absolutely insane. I can't stop thinking about it, I've been manually doing them now for almost 3 hours straight and I still have 326 more to go. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: First, you should never make changes to your Contacts from the address book view. Only do so from the Contacts Folder. There is no address book in Outlook. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded as well it should be. If your phone requires a different format then its sync software should accommodate that. Outlook must use a consistent format. Finally, you can easily turn off the option to automatically add the country code to local numbers in Outlook's Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... When I open up an individual contact from my address book, I can edit all the details. I click "Mobile..." and enter in the the phone number and click okay. The lame auto formatting changes it to +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx This causes errors in my phones address book when I sync with it. I'm in America. I don't need to be reminded of what my country code is lol. I simply want it formatted xxx-xxx-xxxx no +, no ( or ) just numbers and dashes. Yes, I know i can manually change them all by myself but i have a lot of contacts. would take way too much time. there "HAS" to be a way around this. thanks,
|
|
#7
January 5th, 2009, 02:56 AM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
Well, my outlook does add the country code. I'll install Fraps, record a
video to prove it so and put it up on youtube so you can see that it, in fact, does still add the code. and well, thunderbird wont sync with my windows mobile phone, yes, but, i can upload the .csv version from the thunderbird export to gmail, then import contacts from gmail to phone. it's an extra hop. but theres no country codes lol. I really don't think you realize how much it irritates me. and microsoft's insatiable desire to make sure they remain is more than i can handle "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: How odd, on two counts. So Thunderbird won't sync. How is that a solution? Your other claim is inaccurate. Outlook does not add the country code when you have configured it not to. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... Thanks again, although checking that option, i find that it was already set to not add country code. So, that wont fix the +1 ( ) auto insert. It's fine though, I got the answer I needed. Thunderbird! open source. modifiable. free. It wont sync. But I'll live. Thanks "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Depends on your Outlook version, which you did not post. In Outlook 2007: Contacts Folder Actions Call Contact New Call... Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message news
Thanks Now, where might i find the options FOR outlook dialing? I searched through every menu area in 'options' and found nothing about outlook dialing. Half of the reason I'm trying to fix this is because of my syncing with my mobile. The other half is... well, I am obsessive compulsive. when things are... off, for lack of a better term, from what makes me comfortable it drives me absolutely insane. I can't stop thinking about it, I've been manually doing them now for almost 3 hours straight and I still have 326 more to go. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: First, you should never make changes to your Contacts from the address book view. Only do so from the Contacts Folder. There is no address book in Outlook. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded as well it should be. If your phone requires a different format then its sync software should accommodate that. Outlook must use a consistent format. Finally, you can easily turn off the option to automatically add the country code to local numbers in Outlook's Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... When I open up an individual contact from my address book, I can edit all the details. I click "Mobile..." and enter in the the phone number and click okay. The lame auto formatting changes it to +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx This causes errors in my phones address book when I sync with it. I'm in America. I don't need to be reminded of what my country code is lol. I simply want it formatted xxx-xxx-xxxx no +, no ( or ) just numbers and dashes. Yes, I know i can manually change them all by myself but i have a lot of contacts. would take way too much time. there "HAS" to be a way around this. thanks,
|
|
#8
January 5th, 2009, 03:47 AM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
Just post accurate steps to repro your claim.
No one else has. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... Well, my outlook does add the country code. I'll install Fraps, record a video to prove it so and put it up on youtube so you can see that it, in fact, does still add the code. and well, thunderbird wont sync with my windows mobile phone, yes, but, i can upload the .csv version from the thunderbird export to gmail, then import contacts from gmail to phone. it's an extra hop. but theres no country codes lol. I really don't think you realize how much it irritates me. and microsoft's insatiable desire to make sure they remain is more than i can handle "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: How odd, on two counts. So Thunderbird won't sync. How is that a solution? Your other claim is inaccurate. Outlook does not add the country code when you have configured it not to. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... Thanks again, although checking that option, i find that it was already set to not add country code. So, that wont fix the +1 ( ) auto insert. It's fine though, I got the answer I needed. Thunderbird! open source. modifiable. free. It wont sync. But I'll live. Thanks "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Depends on your Outlook version, which you did not post. In Outlook 2007: Contacts Folder Actions Call Contact New Call... Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message news
Thanks Now, where might i find the options FOR outlook dialing? I searched through every menu area in 'options' and found nothing about outlook dialing. Half of the reason I'm trying to fix this is because of my syncing with my mobile. The other half is... well, I am obsessive compulsive. when things are... off, for lack of a better term, from what makes me comfortable it drives me absolutely insane. I can't stop thinking about it, I've been manually doing them now for almost 3 hours straight and I still have 326 more to go. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: First, you should never make changes to your Contacts from the address book view. Only do so from the Contacts Folder. There is no address book in Outlook. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded as well it should be. If your phone requires a different format then its sync software should accommodate that. Outlook must use a consistent format. Finally, you can easily turn off the option to automatically add the country code to local numbers in Outlook's Dialing Options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "spezticle" wrote in message ... When I open up an individual contact from my address book, I can edit all the details. I click "Mobile..." and enter in the the phone number and click okay. The lame auto formatting changes it to +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx This causes errors in my phones address book when I sync with it. I'm in America. I don't need to be reminded of what my country code is lol. I simply want it formatted xxx-xxx-xxxx no +, no ( or ) just numbers and dashes. Yes, I know i can manually change them all by myself but i have a lot of contacts. would take way too much time. there "HAS" to be a way around this. thanks,
|
|
#9
January 5th, 2009, 02:45 PM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
"spezticle" wrote in message
... I really don't think you realize how much it irritates me. and microsoft's insatiable desire to make sure they remain is more than i can handle I would expect EVERY company in existence has an "insatiable desire to remain". Would you think it logical for a company to wish to go out of business or not capture as much market share as it can? -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
|
|
#10
January 6th, 2009, 12:14 AM
posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
|
|||
|
|||
|
how to customize outlook contacts auto format?
"They" in my sentence isn't Microsoft the company, it is the country codes.
Microsoft's programming that doesn't allow the +1 ( and ) to be auto inserted was what I was talking about . My apologies for not being specific. "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: "spezticle" wrote in message ... I really don't think you realize how much it irritates me. and microsoft's insatiable desire to make sure they remain is more than i can handle I would expect EVERY company in existence has an "insatiable desire to remain". Would you think it logical for a company to wish to go out of business or not capture as much market share as it can? -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
|
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Linear Mode
