How can I click on a telephone number in an Excel 2002 spreadsheet, and have the number dialed?

[jbclem]

I have a large address book as an Excel 2002 spreadsheet. I have one column
for the area code, another for the telephone number. Is there a way to get
a telephone number to dial through my telephone by selecting or clicking on
it.

jc

 

[JLatham]

A search for 'use Excel to dial phone numbers' turns up lots of goodies:

A couple of commercial products:
http://www.activecallcenter.com/
http://www.phonedialerpro.com/index_pro.htm

And free solutions to the same question asked a few times over the years:
From back in 200
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...t&q=tapi+excel&rnum=14&hl=en#2225f7c76845e7c3
From 200
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...0c4cab045bc/1ff72ce57e88434b#1ff72ce57e88434b
From 200
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...t&q=tapi+excel&rnum=25&hl=en#1dc1eed03cb977d0

And of course Google groups has even more:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=dial+phone+number+group:*excel*

 

[jbclem]

Thanks for all the links...this gets me pointed in the right direction.

jc