HOW TO CONTROL FAX LISTING IN OUTLOOK 2002

[James Henderson]

I have a FAX driver in my Printer list, and in Outlook 2000,
it gave me an (E-Mail) listing and a duplicate (FAX Number) listing.

In Outlook 2002 neither are labled and its very confusing.
Is there any way can I stop Contacts from displaying the FAX
listing and just list the Email?

If that's not possible, how can I get Outlook 2002 to show me
which listing is the Email and which is the FAX?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all
electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed.
The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a
different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha
character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers.
There are also a number of utilities available that can do this for you
automatically. Some are listed here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/nofax.htm

 

[Andy]

I don't mind listing fax numbers but the way it is done
now is a PITA. In previous versions of Outlook it seems
that the fax number was listed in a second colunm in the
same row as the email address for each name rather than a
separate row, thus producing a single name listed in the
address book instead of duplicate names in the Address
book. Is there any hope that format can be changed?
Andy

-----Original Message-----
The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all
electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed.
The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a
different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha
character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers.
There are also a number of utilities available that can do this for you
automatically. Some are listed here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/nofax.htm

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have a FAX driver in my Printer list, and in Outlook 2000,
it gave me an (E-Mail) listing and a duplicate (FAX Number) listing.

In Outlook 2002 neither are labled and its very confusing.
Is there any way can I stop Contacts from displaying the FAX
listing and just list the Email?

If that's not possible, how can I get Outlook 2002 to show me
which listing is the Email and which is the FAX?

.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes.
Outlook 2003.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I don't mind listing fax numbers but the way it is done
now is a PITA. In previous versions of Outlook it seems
that the fax number was listed in a second colunm in the
same row as the email address for each name rather than a
separate row, thus producing a single name listed in the
address book instead of duplicate names in the Address
book. Is there any hope that format can be changed?
Andy

-----Original Message-----
The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all
electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed.
The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a
different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha
character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers.
There are also a number of utilities available that can do this for you
automatically. Some are listed here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/nofax.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have a FAX driver in my Printer list, and in Outlook 2000,
it gave me an (E-Mail) listing and a duplicate (FAX Number) listing.

In Outlook 2002 neither are labled and its very confusing.
Is there any way can I stop Contacts from displaying the FAX
listing and just list the Email?

If that's not possible, how can I get Outlook 2002 to show me
which listing is the Email and which is the FAX?

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