Changing phone number format in Outlook XP

[Kevin Rudden]

When entering a phone number for a contact the default
format is "+9 (999) 999-9999". I want the format to
be "999.999.9999". Although I can enter the number in that
format the "check phone number" dialog does not recognize
it because it has "Country/Region", "City/Area Code",
and "Local Number". How do I change this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded--not subject to user
configuration.

 

[Kevin Rudden]

Thanks for the response. That's a shame. I'm pretty sure
there is no international standard format... Is there one
that most people use?

-----Original Message-----
The masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded-- not subject to user
configuration.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When entering a phone number for a contact the default
format is "+9 (999) 999-9999". I want the format to
be "999.999.9999". Although I can enter the number in that
format the "check phone number" dialog does not recognize
it because it has "Country/Region", "City/Area Code",
and "Local Number". How do I change this?

.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

International format is what Outlook will use when you enable the country
code to be added automatically to local phone numbers in Dialing options.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for the response. That's a shame. I'm pretty sure
there is no international standard format... Is there one
that most people use?

-----Original Message-----
The masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded-- not subject to user
configuration.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When entering a phone number for a contact the default
format is "+9 (999) 999-9999". I want the format to
be "999.999.9999". Although I can enter the number in that
format the "check phone number" dialog does not recognize
it because it has "Country/Region", "City/Area Code",
and "Local Number". How do I change this?

.

 

[BouncingMolar]

I also want to add phone numbers *without* them being autoformatted to
include all the prefix mumbo jumbo and hyphens.

I've been using outlook for a while now and I migrated from outlook
xpress, all my phone numbers were added when i was using outlook xpress
and they don't contain any formatting.

only recently i discoverd that if i edit them they get bloody
formatted!



I've noticed people in here complainin that the phone numbers ARE NOT
getting formatted after they convert from 2k to 2k2. Is there a way to
induce that problem, I think it would be a very nice problem to have.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No.