How can I force Outlook 2K to ignore FAX numbers?

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Lloyd Matthews - 23 Aug 2003 00:03 GMT

When I specify some contacts in the To: field that have
both FAX and email entries, Outlook asks which address
(FAX or email) I want to send to. I never want to use
Outlook to FAX. Is there a way to force Outlook to only
look at email addresses and ignore FAX numbers?

Thanks, Lloyd Matthews

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 23 Aug 2003 00:08 GMT

The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all
electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed.
The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a
different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha
character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers.
There are also a number of utilities available that can do this for you
automatically. Some are listed here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/nofax.htm

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> When I specify some contacts in the To: field that have
> both FAX and email entries, Outlook asks which address
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> Thanks, Lloyd Matthews

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