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February 20th 07, 01:22 PM
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How to turn off auto format phone no's in outlook Bracket+dash
Yes it is a right royal pain sometimes, just enter () before the contact and
that will not put in an area code. 
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February 20th 07, 02:08 PM
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How to turn off auto format phone no's in outlook Bracket+dash
preceding the number with any character that is not normally used in phone
numbers works to bypass automatic formatting. This is any character except the dash, period, and space. Letters work too. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "CHC" wrote in message news  Yes it is a right royal pain sometimes, just enter () before the contact and that will not put in an area code.
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February 21st 07, 12:07 AM
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How to turn off auto format phone no's in outlook Bracket+dash
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote: preceding the number with any character that is not normally used in phone numbers works to bypass automatic formatting. This is any character except the dash, period, and space. Letters work too. having other characters may be ok for outlook but can cause problems when sent via tapi to an asterisk server.
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February 21st 07, 02:46 AM
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How to turn off auto format phone no's in outlook Bracket+dash
if you dialing the #, if the area code /area code rules are configured it
should dial correctly without the area code. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "CHC" wrote in message ... "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote: preceding the number with any character that is not normally used in phone numbers works to bypass automatic formatting. This is any character except the dash, period, and space. Letters work too. having other characters may be ok for outlook but can cause problems when sent via tapi to an asterisk server.
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