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Dick Benton - 30 Jan 2008 17:43 GMT

Previously (although I don't know "before what") when I entered a phone
number with no spaces, Outlook automatically expanded it, and, if I put in
only seven numbers, put my default area code in front in parens. It's stopped
doing that, and I can't find any option anywhere.

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Brian Tillman - 30 Jan 2008 20:48 GMT

> Previously (although I don't know "before what") when I entered a
> phone number with no spaces, Outlook automatically expanded it, and,
> if I put in only seven numbers, put my default area code in front in
> parens. It's stopped doing that, and I can't find any option anywhere.

That's controlled by the Windows Modem and Dialing properties.

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Dick Benton - 31 Jan 2008 08:20 GMT

Further research indicates function is known as "Intellisense"--also, may
have started after installing IE 7--I'm going to try uninstalling it

> Previously (although I don't know "before what") when I entered a phone
> number with no spaces, Outlook automatically expanded it, and, if I put in
> only seven numbers, put my default area code in front in parens. It's stopped
> doing that, and I can't find any option anywhere.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP] - 31 Jan 2008 20:25 GMT

Doubtful. It should be the dialing properties in control panel doing it.

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> Further research indicates function is known as "Intellisense"--also, may
> have started after installing IE 7--I'm going to try uninstalling it
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Dick Benton - 01 Feb 2008 16:53 GMT

Thanks for your help--unfortunately, as I told Brian, I couldn't find
anything there that worked. But you're right--uninstalling IE 7 didn't do it!

> Doubtful. It should be the dialing properties in control panel doing it.
>
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> >> stopped
> >> doing that, and I can't find any option anywhere.

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