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
|
|||
|
|||
Why is "FAX" a valid e-mail type in address book?
For some reason, my Outlook Address Book thinks that a fax number is a valid
e-mail address. When I put a contact name in the address line of a new e-mail, the auto finder asks me to choose between the normal e-mail address (SMTP) and the contact's fax number (FAX). When I open the address book, there are two e-mail types listed in the "E-mail Type" column: SMTP and FAX. How do I reset Outlook so that it doesn't have this issue? Thanks. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Why is "FAX" a valid e-mail type in address book?
Opus wrote:
For some reason, my Outlook Address Book thinks that a fax number is a valid e-mail address. It thinks a pager number is a valie address, too, and with good cause. There are many tools with which Outlook integrates that allow sending of messages by Fax or pager. Can't address a message if the address isn't there. How do I reset Outlook so that it doesn't have this issue? You can't "reset" Outlook to not show fax numbers. What you can do, though, is to use another field to hold the number, or modify the number in such a way as to make it unrecognizable to Outlook as a fax number. For example, prepending the letter "F" to it will cause it to not display in the Address Book view. It will also cause it to be unusable by a FAX add-in, but if you don't care about that, then you've achieved your goal. -- Brian Tillman |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Why is "FAX" a valid e-mail type in address book?
It's because fax numbers ARE valid electronic addresses.
The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed. The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Opus" wrote in message ... For some reason, my Outlook Address Book thinks that a fax number is a valid e-mail address. When I put a contact name in the address line of a new e-mail, the auto finder asks me to choose between the normal e-mail address (SMTP) and the contact's fax number (FAX). When I open the address book, there are two e-mail types listed in the "E-mail Type" column: SMTP and FAX. How do I reset Outlook so that it doesn't have this issue? Thanks. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Why is "FAX" a valid e-mail type in address book?
Thanks you very much for the response. I've learned something new today!.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: It's because fax numbers ARE valid electronic addresses. The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed. The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Opus" wrote in message ... For some reason, my Outlook Address Book thinks that a fax number is a valid e-mail address. When I put a contact name in the address line of a new e-mail, the auto finder asks me to choose between the normal e-mail address (SMTP) and the contact's fax number (FAX). When I open the address book, there are two e-mail types listed in the "E-mail Type" column: SMTP and FAX. How do I reset Outlook so that it doesn't have this issue? Thanks. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Contacts & Outlook address book | Milrite | Installation & Setup | 13 | March 8th, 2007 09:06 PM |
Contact folders not Displaying Information in Address Book | Boothtech | Contacts | 3 | November 17th, 2005 09:05 PM |
2 contacts folders | Larry Tackett | Contacts | 21 | October 21st, 2005 12:45 PM |
Using Word 2000 Send To Mail Recipient with Outlook 2000 | carolpm | General Discussion | 12 | February 11th, 2005 04:03 AM |
Sorting address book in Outlook 2002 | Scott | Contacts | 10 | June 7th, 2004 11:46 PM |