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This would seem to explain the recurring problems with dialing
prefixes. I think that users could stand to understand that it isn't their fault that their reasonable expectations are not being met. |
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Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I
cannot change it. Hi. I have just the "opposite" issue with Outlook 2003. I would like Outlook to insert a "+1" prefix if able by default. My reason is a little different. My Cell Phone can Sync to Outlook, and the displayed phone number in Outlook is what gets put into the cell phone. If I type into Outlook "12031234567", then the number stays in this format, and stays in the same format in the phone. If I type "+12031234567", then Outlook will format it a little better as "+1 (203) 123-4567" And of course, this looks much better in the Cell Phone. I've been hoping to find a way to enter "2031234567" and have it changed to "+1 (203) ...etc" -- Dana Neat Pete" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. I have tried everything that I could find to make the change to no avail. I looked in the control panel under phone and could not find anything that had to do with the country code or existing country code. The country codes that are listed do not include one for no country. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Then configure your dialing rule correctly. This is not an Outlook question. Nor does Outlook force you to add the country code to your phone numbers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Neat Pete" wrote in message ... I get stopped by the operator because the +1 is not needed for local calls |
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You're mixing up 2 separate issues here and drawing unsupported conclusions.
1. Inclusion of the county code in the phone number does not interfere with dialing as long as dialing rules are configured correctly. 2. Populating the country field does not interfere with proper formatting of addresses as long as the address layout is configured correctly. What realistic expectations are not being met? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "ProfDD" wrote in message oups.com... This would seem to explain the recurring problems with dialing prefixes. I think that users could stand to understand that it isn't their fault that their reasonable expectations are not being met. |
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Outlook will do this by default when you set your dialing location correctly
and set the option to "automatically add the country code to local phone numbers" in Outlook's dialing options. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dana DeLouis" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. Hi. I have just the "opposite" issue with Outlook 2003. I would like Outlook to insert a "+1" prefix if able by default. My reason is a little different. My Cell Phone can Sync to Outlook, and the displayed phone number in Outlook is what gets put into the cell phone. If I type into Outlook "12031234567", then the number stays in this format, and stays in the same format in the phone. If I type "+12031234567", then Outlook will format it a little better as "+1 (203) 123-4567" And of course, this looks much better in the Cell Phone. I've been hoping to find a way to enter "2031234567" and have it changed to "+1 (203) ...etc" -- Dana Neat Pete" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. I have tried everything that I could find to make the change to no avail. I looked in the control panel under phone and could not find anything that had to do with the country code or existing country code. The country codes that are listed do not include one for no country. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Then configure your dialing rule correctly. This is not an Outlook question. Nor does Outlook force you to add the country code to your phone numbers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Neat Pete" wrote in message ... I get stopped by the operator because the +1 is not needed for local calls |
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Thank you! I've never used that option (Dialing Location), so I'll check it
out. -- Dana "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message ... Outlook will do this by default when you set your dialing location correctly and set the option to "automatically add the country code to local phone numbers" in Outlook's dialing options. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dana DeLouis" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. Hi. I have just the "opposite" issue with Outlook 2003. I would like Outlook to insert a "+1" prefix if able by default. My reason is a little different. My Cell Phone can Sync to Outlook, and the displayed phone number in Outlook is what gets put into the cell phone. If I type into Outlook "12031234567", then the number stays in this format, and stays in the same format in the phone. If I type "+12031234567", then Outlook will format it a little better as "+1 (203) 123-4567" And of course, this looks much better in the Cell Phone. I've been hoping to find a way to enter "2031234567" and have it changed to "+1 (203) ...etc" -- Dana Neat Pete" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. I have tried everything that I could find to make the change to no avail. I looked in the control panel under phone and could not find anything that had to do with the country code or existing country code. The country codes that are listed do not include one for no country. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Then configure your dialing rule correctly. This is not an Outlook question. Nor does Outlook force you to add the country code to your phone numbers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Neat Pete" wrote in message ... I get stopped by the operator because the +1 is not needed for local calls |
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Just remember that Dialing Location is an operating system setting, not an
Outlook setting. Control Panel Phone and Modem options... -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dana DeLouis" wrote in message ... Thank you! I've never used that option (Dialing Location), so I'll check it out. -- Dana "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message ... Outlook will do this by default when you set your dialing location correctly and set the option to "automatically add the country code to local phone numbers" in Outlook's dialing options. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dana DeLouis" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. Hi. I have just the "opposite" issue with Outlook 2003. I would like Outlook to insert a "+1" prefix if able by default. My reason is a little different. My Cell Phone can Sync to Outlook, and the displayed phone number in Outlook is what gets put into the cell phone. If I type into Outlook "12031234567", then the number stays in this format, and stays in the same format in the phone. If I type "+12031234567", then Outlook will format it a little better as "+1 (203) 123-4567" And of course, this looks much better in the Cell Phone. I've been hoping to find a way to enter "2031234567" and have it changed to "+1 (203) ...etc" -- Dana Neat Pete" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. I have tried everything that I could find to make the change to no avail. I looked in the control panel under phone and could not find anything that had to do with the country code or existing country code. The country codes that are listed do not include one for no country. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Then configure your dialing rule correctly. This is not an Outlook question. Nor does Outlook force you to add the country code to your phone numbers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Neat Pete" wrote in message ... I get stopped by the operator because the +1 is not needed for local calls |
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Select (or de-select, according to your preference) "Automatically add
country code to local phone numbers" under "Dialing Options". I recommend keeping all phone contact info in Outlook in full "canonical" format, that is including the country code, in the format: +ccc (aaa) nnn. As long as you have your dialing rules set up correctly, then the dialer will figure out how to dial the number correctly, inserting the proper dialing prefixes for long distance and, if necessary, IDD. This is particularly useful if you have a laptop and you travel with it. All you have to do is set up a new dialing rule for your location and the dialer will work correctly, wherever you are, anywhere in the world. Otherwise, you may have to re-format your phone numbers to get them to dial correctly. If you never, ever travel with your computer, then I suppose this doesn't matter. One other advantage, as Dana points out, is that the phone numbers will get synced to a Smartphone in proper format. If you're on a GSM network, then the network will automatically figure out how to dial them correctly. "Dana DeLouis" wrote: Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. Hi. I have just the "opposite" issue with Outlook 2003. I would like Outlook to insert a "+1" prefix if able by default. My reason is a little different. My Cell Phone can Sync to Outlook, and the displayed phone number in Outlook is what gets put into the cell phone. If I type into Outlook "12031234567", then the number stays in this format, and stays in the same format in the phone. If I type "+12031234567", then Outlook will format it a little better as "+1 (203) 123-4567" And of course, this looks much better in the Cell Phone. I've been hoping to find a way to enter "2031234567" and have it changed to "+1 (203) ...etc" -- Dana Neat Pete" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. I have tried everything that I could find to make the change to no avail. I looked in the control panel under phone and could not find anything that had to do with the country code or existing country code. The country codes that are listed do not include one for no country. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Then configure your dialing rule correctly. This is not an Outlook question. Nor does Outlook force you to add the country code to your phone numbers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Neat Pete" wrote in message ... I get stopped by the operator because the +1 is not needed for local calls |
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Thanks to both you & Russ very much! Excellent! Took me a while to find
that option. In Outlook 2003, it's under: Action | Call Contact | New Call ... | Dialing Options. Looks like the "Dialing Properties" button will take you to the Control Panel option for "Phone & Modem Options" also. :) Excellent! I really like this option. I find it much better using the +1 format when syncing Outlook to both a GSM smart phone, and a pda. Cheers! :) -- Dana "homeLAN" wrote in message ... Select (or de-select, according to your preference) "Automatically add country code to local phone numbers" under "Dialing Options". I recommend keeping all phone contact info in Outlook in full "canonical" format, that is including the country code, in the format: +ccc (aaa) nnn. As long as you have your dialing rules set up correctly, then the dialer will figure out how to dial the number correctly, inserting the proper dialing prefixes for long distance and, if necessary, IDD. This is particularly useful if you have a laptop and you travel with it. All you have to do is set up a new dialing rule for your location and the dialer will work correctly, wherever you are, anywhere in the world. Otherwise, you may have to re-format your phone numbers to get them to dial correctly. If you never, ever travel with your computer, then I suppose this doesn't matter. One other advantage, as Dana points out, is that the phone numbers will get synced to a Smartphone in proper format. If you're on a GSM network, then the network will automatically figure out how to dial them correctly. "Dana DeLouis" wrote: Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. Hi. I have just the "opposite" issue with Outlook 2003. I would like Outlook to insert a "+1" prefix if able by default. My reason is a little different. My Cell Phone can Sync to Outlook, and the displayed phone number in Outlook is what gets put into the cell phone. If I type into Outlook "12031234567", then the number stays in this format, and stays in the same format in the phone. If I type "+12031234567", then Outlook will format it a little better as "+1 (203) 123-4567" And of course, this looks much better in the Cell Phone. I've been hoping to find a way to enter "2031234567" and have it changed to "+1 (203) ...etc" -- Dana Neat Pete" wrote in message ... Russ: My Outlook puts the +1 in the prefix of the phone number. I cannot change it. I have tried everything that I could find to make the change to no avail. I looked in the control panel under phone and could not find anything that had to do with the country code or existing country code. The country codes that are listed do not include one for no country. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Then configure your dialing rule correctly. This is not an Outlook question. Nor does Outlook force you to add the country code to your phone numbers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Neat Pete" wrote in message ... I get stopped by the operator because the +1 is not needed for local calls |
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