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How can I suppress fax number from outlook propositions ?

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François - 16 Nov 2005 14:40 GMT
Hi all,

When I made a mail and I try to send it to somebody encoded in my contact
with a mail and a fax number, Outlook propose the two solutions as E-mail
type (Fax or SMTP). The only way I want to use outlook is for sending e-mail.

How can I force Outlook to take the mail address and never propose me the
fax number ?

Thanks in advance for your help.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 16 Nov 2005 20:19 GMT
Outlook considers fax numbers to be valid electronic addresses, since there
are many client- and server-based components that can use such addresses.

One method to hide fax numbers from the address book is to prefix the fax
number with one or more letters (maybe B for business fax, H for home, O for
other). If the fax number begins with a letter, Outlook won't show it in the
address book.

There are a couple of utilities that can help you hide fax numbers from the
address book. See http://www.rsoutlook.com/us/rshifa.htm and
http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook_Solutions.htm (Hide Fax Numbers).

Another way to avoid having fax numbers appear in the address book is
simply not to enter data in the fax fields. Put fax numbers in some other
(non-phone) fields.
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François - 17 Nov 2005 09:49 GMT
Thanks for your answer,

In fact I had found your answer in an other problem. Nevertheless, I thank
you for your help.

Regards,
François

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