The automatic dialing does not follow the rules set up.

How can the rules be set up for area codes

Dale Gibble <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The automatic dialing does not follow the rules set up.
>
> How can the rules be set up for area codes

You'll have to describe your symptoms a heck of a lot better than that.
Include your Outlook version as well.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Do you have your phone numbers stored in the correct format? Dialing rules
won't work if they aren't.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247192/en-us
You Must Enter Telephone Numbers in Canonical Form in Order to Use Dialing
Rules
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318575/en-us
Dialing rules may not be applied to tools such as Fax and Phone Dialer on
Windows XP-based and Windows Vista-based computers

Hal
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http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"Dale Gibble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The automatic dialing does not follow the rules set up.
>
> How can the rules be set up for area codes
>
>

When I setup a new contact, I can type the phone number as: "7138271300" and
Outlook 2003 formats it as "(713) 480-4567". How can I adjust it to get
Outlook to format it in the Canonical Form. Is there any way to get Outlook
to correct the formatting on the existing 2000 contacts?


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:un%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do you have your phone numbers stored in the correct format? Dialing
> rules
> won't work if they aren't.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247192/en-us
> You Must Enter Telephone Numbers in Canonical Form in Order to Use Dialing
> Rules
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318575/en-us
> Dialing rules may not be applied to tools such as Fax and Phone Dialer on
> Windows XP-based and Windows Vista-based computers
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (E-Mail Removed)
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "Dale Gibble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The automatic dialing does not follow the rules set up.
>>
>> How can the rules be set up for area codes
>>
>>
>
>

(800) 468-5865 works
(713) 827-1300 does not work

They are in the same exact format.


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:un%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do you have your phone numbers stored in the correct format? Dialing
> rules
> won't work if they aren't.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247192/en-us
> You Must Enter Telephone Numbers in Canonical Form in Order to Use Dialing
> Rules
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318575/en-us
> Dialing rules may not be applied to tools such as Fax and Phone Dialer on
> Windows XP-based and Windows Vista-based computers
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (E-Mail Removed)
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "Dale Gibble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The automatic dialing does not follow the rules set up.
>>
>> How can the rules be set up for area codes
>>
>>
>
>

If you enter the number as "17134804567", Outlook should change it to "+1
(713) 480-4567", the proper format. Outlook will always try to store
numbers in the correct format when all digits are entered. As to making
bulk changes to existing contacts, something here might help:

http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts_entry.asp
Data Entry and Updating Tools for Outlook

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (E-Mail Removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"Dale Gibble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I setup a new contact, I can type the phone number as: "7138271300"
and
> Outlook 2003 formats it as "(713) 480-4567". How can I adjust it to get
> Outlook to format it in the Canonical Form. Is there any way to get
Outlook
> to correct the formatting on the existing 2000 contacts?
>
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:un%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Do you have your phone numbers stored in the correct format? Dialing
> > rules
> > won't work if they aren't.
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247192/en-us
> > You Must Enter Telephone Numbers in Canonical Form in Order to Use
Dialing
> > Rules
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318575/en-us
> > Dialing rules may not be applied to tools such as Fax and Phone Dialer
on
> > Windows XP-based and Windows Vista-based computers
> >
> > Hal
> > --
> > Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (E-Mail Removed)
> > Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> > http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> > KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> > Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
> >
> > "Dale Gibble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> The automatic dialing does not follow the rules set up.
> >>
> >> How can the rules be set up for area codes
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

There you go Brian, it's described in MUCH MORE detail, but alas no
solution!

"Dale Gibble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I setup a new contact, I can type the phone number as: "7138271300"
> and Outlook 2003 formats it as "(713) 480-4567". How can I adjust it to
> get Outlook to format it in the Canonical Form. Is there any way to get
> Outlook to correct the formatting on the existing 2000 contacts?
>
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:un%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Do you have your phone numbers stored in the correct format? Dialing
>> rules
>> won't work if they aren't.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247192/en-us
>> You Must Enter Telephone Numbers in Canonical Form in Order to Use
>> Dialing
>> Rules
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318575/en-us
>> Dialing rules may not be applied to tools such as Fax and Phone Dialer on
>> Windows XP-based and Windows Vista-based computers
>>
>> Hal
>> --
>> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (E-Mail Removed)
>> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
>> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
>> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
>> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>>
>> "Dale Gibble" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> The automatic dialing does not follow the rules set up.
>>>
>>> How can the rules be set up for area codes
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Dale Gibble <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> There you go Brian, it's described in MUCH MORE detail, but alas no
> solution!

Did you read Hal's second post?
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

No, there is only one post by Hal.

"Brian Tillman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Dale Gibble <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> There you go Brian, it's described in MUCH MORE detail, but alas no
>> solution!
>
> Did you read Hal's second post?
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Dale Gibble <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> No, there is only one post by Hal.

Nope. Hal posted first on 6/25 at 3:07 PM EDT and the second time at 5:04
PM EDT.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]