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How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contacts?
How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contacts?
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How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contacts?
You can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded. I've never encountered a
need to change the format. What makes you think you need to? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contacts? |
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How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contact
When I bluetooth the phone numbers to my cell phone the "(" and ")" and "-"
are unwanted and cause problems. Why can't I decide for myself how I want my phone numbers formatted. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded. I've never encountered a need to change the format. What makes you think you need to? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contacts? |
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How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contact
As I thought. Your problem is with your synchronization software, not
Outlook. Outlook cannot vary its format because it must present a consistent interface to the myriad programs that would attempt to synch with it. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... When I bluetooth the phone numbers to my cell phone the "(" and ")" and "-" are unwanted and cause problems. Why can't I decide for myself how I want my phone numbers formatted. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded. I've never encountered a need to change the format. What makes you think you need to? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contacts? |
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How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contact
The sync software works fine - it inports the phone numbers (and added
characters)into the cell phone accurately. It is the cell phone and me that have problems with the added characters. I personnally don't like the the format and I woulld like to be able to change it even if it didn' cause problems in my cell phone. Why does there have to be a unchangeable format for phone numbers? Is there any possible way to change the format or fake outlook out? "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: As I thought. Your problem is with your synchronization software, not Outlook. Outlook cannot vary its format because it must present a consistent interface to the myriad programs that would attempt to synch with it. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... When I bluetooth the phone numbers to my cell phone the "(" and ")" and "-" are unwanted and cause problems. Why can't I decide for myself how I want my phone numbers formatted. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded. I've never encountered a need to change the format. What makes you think you need to? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contacts? |
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How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contact
I explained why Outlook must maintain a consistent format for phone numbers.
There is no supported way to "fake" Outlook out. Interestingly, some users who forget to set their default dialing location for their OS have reported that Outlook will not mask their phone numbers. For most users who do that, however, Outlook won't let you enter new Contacts without prompting you incessantly for your dialing location. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... The sync software works fine - it inports the phone numbers (and added characters)into the cell phone accurately. It is the cell phone and me that have problems with the added characters. I personnally don't like the the format and I woulld like to be able to change it even if it didn' cause problems in my cell phone. Why does there have to be a unchangeable format for phone numbers? Is there any possible way to change the format or fake outlook out? "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: As I thought. Your problem is with your synchronization software, not Outlook. Outlook cannot vary its format because it must present a consistent interface to the myriad programs that would attempt to synch with it. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... When I bluetooth the phone numbers to my cell phone the "(" and ")" and "-" are unwanted and cause problems. Why can't I decide for myself how I want my phone numbers formatted. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded. I've never encountered a need to change the format. What makes you think you need to? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Dan" wrote in message ... How do I change the way phone numbers are formatted in contacts? |
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