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Group: microsoft.public.outlook.contacts · Group Profile
Author: FrankFrank Date: Jun 1, 2008 11:07
ok & thanks again for working on this with me. Basically, your latest
question to my problem is my problem. Outlook is "now" formatting my phone
numbers in my contacts the way it wants to. (This was not the case a month
ago) I can't alter them the way I want to. I type them as (905) 123 - 4567
but Microsoft Outlook is changing them to (905) 123-4567. That is my
problem. I wish them to remain as and stay as (905) 123 - 4567 (notice the
spaces between the "3" and "-" as well as the "-" and the "4". I need them
store that way for a reason. I can see them & read them better. I have
dyslexia and have to function with it. My contacts are also viewable on my
BlackBerry but everything is so small...hard to see. The spaces make sense
for me & help me. For years, this was not an issue. I have the same
computer with the same software. Something or some "setting" somewhere is
different now since I had my hard drive rebuilt a month ago. Do you know
what that is. All of the phone numbers that were stored and saved prior to
last month are still being saved as (905) 123 - 4567. Those are ok...no
issues there. My problem is for any new entries. I enter them as (905) 123
- 4567 but they get saved as (905)123-4567. I change them back but its no
use. Microsoft re-changes them back to (905) 123-4567. My offer still
stands. Thanks.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> I don't understand your question. There are spaces where there should be.
> Why do you say there aren't? Outlook is formatting the phone number in
> standard format which is what it should do. That's what Outlook has always
> done. How Outlook masks phone numbers is hard coded.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "Frank" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D38720B4-2DDC-491F-9271-51776FE2B7DA@microsoft.com...>>I did that from both Outlook and Windows. It has not solved my problem. I
>> have set my default dialing location and selected "Apply" & "OK") I have
>> re-started my computer twice. No luck. I still can't format phone
>> numbers
>> with spaces. It must be possible because I was able to do it with the
>> same
>> computer & the same systems for years. What am I missing please. Tim
>> Horton's gift certificate card to whom ever can solve this. I promise.
>>
>> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
>>
>>> Frank discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Thanks Russ and sorry for the delay, but You were not specific enough
>>>> for me. I went into Outlook help, typed "set default dialing
>>>> location" and tried a bunch of stuff but no luck. Can you please
>>>> give me a few more details.
>>>
>>> It's not an Outlook function, it;s a Windows function. Start>Control
>>>>Printers and Other Hardware>Phone and Modem Options. Of course,
>>> you
>>> can also get at it from within Outlook. While viewing the Contacts
>>> folder,
>>> click Actions>Call Contact>New Call>Dialing Properties
>>> --
>>> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>>>
>>>
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