Fax numbers showing in imported contacts, even with alphas in fron

[Guest]

I import my contacts into local versions of Outlook 2002 SP3 from an outside
source, using an Excel spreadsheet. I read the previous post about putting
an alpha character in front of fax numbers to suppress the faxes in the To:
dialogue box, and this works great if I am typing in the Outlook user
interface, but when I import the numbers with the alpha in front, it still
thinks they are fax numbers and shows the duplicates. If I edit the
newly-imported contact and type exactly the same text (even copy and paste),
it now suppresses them on the To: dialogue box.

Is there any way to get this to work on imported contacts, or am I stuck
re-running a 3rd-party plug-in every time I import (daily)?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

That solution does not apply to imported Contacts. Use the utilities, or
import the numbers into a different field.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the quick reply, I figured as much. Sadly, I am already using
many other fields for work-arounds and I'm running out of room (not to
mention confusing the daylights out of my users, who are trying to actually
find fax numbers, too). I'll switch to a different e-mail client or contact
manager instead - I need a product which can treat user input and imported
data with the same rules, to provide some consistency to my organization.

That solution does not apply to imported Contacts. Use the utilities, or
import the numbers into a different field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I import my contacts into local versions of Outlook 2002 SP3 from an
outside
source, using an Excel spreadsheet. I read the previous post about
putting
an alpha character in front of fax numbers to suppress the faxes in the
To:
dialogue box, and this works great if I am typing in the Outlook user
interface, but when I import the numbers with the alpha in front, it still
thinks they are fax numbers and shows the duplicates. If I edit the
newly-imported contact and type exactly the same text (even copy and
paste),
it now suppresses them on the To: dialogue box.

Is there any way to get this to work on imported contacts, or am I stuck
re-running a 3rd-party plug-in every time I import (daily)?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Let us know what you find.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for the quick reply, I figured as much. Sadly, I am already using
many other fields for work-arounds and I'm running out of room (not to
mention confusing the daylights out of my users, who are trying to
actually
find fax numbers, too). I'll switch to a different e-mail client or
contact
manager instead - I need a product which can treat user input and imported
data with the same rules, to provide some consistency to my organization.

That solution does not apply to imported Contacts. Use the utilities, or
import the numbers into a different field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I import my contacts into local versions of Outlook 2002 SP3 from an
outside
source, using an Excel spreadsheet. I read the previous post about
putting
an alpha character in front of fax numbers to suppress the faxes in the
To:
dialogue box, and this works great if I am typing in the Outlook user
interface, but when I import the numbers with the alpha in front, it
still
thinks they are fax numbers and shows the duplicates. If I edit the
newly-imported contact and type exactly the same text (even copy and
paste),
it now suppresses them on the To: dialogue box.

Is there any way to get this to work on imported contacts, or am I
stuck
re-running a 3rd-party plug-in every time I import (daily)?