Normal behavior. When you select the option to automatically add the country
code, Outlook will format the number using standard international format.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
> When I try to save a contact in outlook, the + sign in front of the phone
> number disappears. If I select the region (i.e US) it does not show the +
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> Can anyone help me?