Outlook 2003 Phone Number format.

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Mark Gibbons - 31 Mar 2007 11:23 GMT

How do I stop outlook automatically formatting phone numbers.?

If I type 12345678 , I want it to stay as is,not " +International Code
(area code) 1234-5678 "

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 31 Mar 2007 14:50 GMT

Put a comma or other non-numeric character in front and Outlook won't format it.

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> How do I stop outlook automatically formatting phone numbers.?
>
> If I type 12345678 , I want it to stay as is,not " +International Code
> (area code) 1234-5678 "
>
> Thanks

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Mark Gibbons - 31 Mar 2007 22:48 GMT

Sue,

Thank you for your post.

a comma works well.

Regards

Mark Gibbons
Put a comma or other non-numeric character in front and Outlook won't format
it.

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> How do I stop outlook automatically formatting phone numbers.?
>
> If I type 12345678 , I want it to stay as is,not " +International Code
> (area code) 1234-5678 "
>
> Thanks

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