How can I change the format of a phone number in Outlook Contacts.

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Chuck Skinner - 22 Mar 2005 17:28 GMT

How can I change the format of a phone number in Outlook Contacts from
5555555555 to (555) 555-5555? Thank you.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 22 Mar 2005 17:42 GMT

Outlook does that automatically once you set your dialing location
correctly.

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Russ Valentine
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> How can I change the format of a phone number in Outlook Contacts from
> 5555555555 to (555) 555-5555? Thank you.

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Chuck Skinner - 22 Mar 2005 18:12 GMT

OK - can't seem to find how to set up my dialing location? Thanks.

> Outlook does that automatically once you set your dialing location
> correctly.
> > How can I change the format of a phone number in Outlook Contacts from
> > 5555555555 to (555) 555-5555? Thank you.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 22 Mar 2005 18:38 GMT

That's not an Outlook setting.
It's an operating system setting.
Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options (on Windows XP)

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Russ Valentine
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> OK - can't seem to find how to set up my dialing location? Thanks.
>
>> Outlook does that automatically once you set your dialing location
>> correctly.
>> > How can I change the format of a phone number in Outlook Contacts from
>> > 5555555555 to (555) 555-5555? Thank you.

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Chuck Skinner - 22 Mar 2005 21:41 GMT

Thank you, Russ. That was very helpful.

> That's not an Outlook setting.
> It's an operating system setting.
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> >> > How can I change the format of a phone number in Outlook Contacts from
> >> > 5555555555 to (555) 555-5555? Thank you.

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