you can't stop it. Do you have the dialing properties set up correctly in
control panel? If so, then it will dial the number without problems.

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>i have outlook 2003 and each time i put in a fax number to a contact it
> inserts a default postal area code. i would like to stop this and stop the
> +61 comming up for the australia area