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Author: Diane Poremsky [MVP]
Date: Aug 16, 2008 08:02

She's looking in the notes field, not the phone # fields.

in 2007, expand the search box using the chevrons and enter the number in
the field you want to search in.

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"Charles W Davis" lvcoxmail.com> wrote in message
news:635431BC-CCD4-4864-A393-5C635A877881@microsoft.com...
> Diane,
> In my Office Outlook 2007, each telephone number is proceded with; Home:,
> Business:, Mobile:, etc. None, including, "Tel: (702) nnn-nnn" can be
> found.
>
> I have typed the following formats to no avail(number faked): Home: (702)
> 555-1212
> Business: 1-800-555-1212
> Mobile: (702) 555-1212
> Home: 555-1212
> Tel: 555-1212
> Tel: 1-800-555-1212
>
> None bring results.
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" msn.com> wrote in message
> news:equoP85$IHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Search in 2007 searches the beginning of words so you need to search for
>> Tel: plus however many numbers you need.
>>
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>>
>> "Krissy" hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:6F353008-05AE-408E-9029-8E8D0D695CB1@microsoft.com...
>>> I have posted this question before but no one seems to know the answer.
>>> I cant believe nobody has a solution.
>>>
>>> Previous post =
>>>
>>> I cant seem to search for telephone numbers which have been typed into
>>> an appointment.
>>>
>>> Particularly once they have been altered into a hyperlink ie when you
>>> type tel:0111122223 followed by either a space or return in an
>>> appointment the number turns blue and underlined and gets altered to a
>>> hyperlink.
>>>
>>> But the numbers become invisible in search - even using the advanced
>>> search criteria?
>>>
>>> Can telephone numbers / hyperlinks be searched? you could search for
>>> tel No's in earlier versions of outlook what am I doing wrong.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> KC
>>>
>
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