When entering local phone numbers, Outlook puts a 1 at the beginn.

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Clerestorial - 06 Sep 2004 20:39 GMT

I have Outlook 2002. When I enter local phone numbers without the area code
for a contact, Outlook will automatically put a '1' before the number and the
only way I can get it to go away is to enter an area code. How do I stop
this from happening? Thanks! BJ

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 06 Sep 2004 21:04 GMT

Turn the option to add the country code off.
You'll find this option in the Dialing Options... dialog in the Contacts
Folder > Actions > Call Contact > New Call...

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Russ Valentine
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>I have Outlook 2002. When I enter local phone numbers without the area
>code
> for a contact, Outlook will automatically put a '1' before the number and
> the
> only way I can get it to go away is to enter an area code. How do I stop
> this from happening? Thanks! BJ

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Clerestorial - 06 Sep 2004 21:41 GMT

That was not the problem. I clicked on 'dialing properties' and under
'dialing rules' is a dialing location area. There is one noted and it is
named 'new location' and a 1 was there. I tried to edit it to nothing and it
would not let me. I finally entered my local area code in the box next to
United States. So now instead of a 1 automatically being entered, it is now
entering my area code. So how do I get that to go away?

Thank you

> Turn the option to add the country code off.
> You'll find this option in the Dialing Options... dialog in the Contacts
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> > only way I can get it to go away is to enter an area code. How do I stop
> > this from happening? Thanks! BJ

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 06 Sep 2004 22:17 GMT

You are now posting an entirely different question. You asked how to keep
Outlook from automatically adding the country code to your phone numbers. I
told you.
You are now asking how to keep Outlook from automatically masking the phone
number with the area code. You can't do that, nor is there a need to.

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Russ Valentine
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> That was not the problem. I clicked on 'dialing properties' and under
> 'dialing rules' is a dialing location area. There is one noted and it is
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>> > stop
>> > this from happening? Thanks! BJ

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clerestorial - 06 Sep 2004 22:33 GMT

When you first answered me, there wasn't a one in the area you told me to
look in and I found the 1 in the other place so I did not understand why it
was there and if it had to be there.

I appreciate your help.

> You are now posting an entirely different question. You asked how to keep
> Outlook from automatically adding the country code to your phone numbers. I
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> >> > stop
> >> > this from happening? Thanks! BJ

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