Outlook 2000 Contacts Phone Fields

[Jason]

I would like to know how to stop Outlook 2000 from
automatically formatting phone number fields. When I
input a number, it automatically adds the area code and
puts () around it, and - in the middle of the number, and
I want to stop this happening. Can anyone tell me how to
do it please?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded.

 

[Steve]

Russ,

Why is it hard coded? Isn't an acceptable phone number
format what I descibe below?
contacts to use a format so that they can easily fit on
my PDA's limited character display.

Instead of (xxx)xxx-xxxx which is what you usually get
with Outlook (I'm using 2002).

I'd like to get xxx.xxx.xxxx

Saving the 2 characters makes a difference.

Does anyone know how that might be done?

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
You can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I would like to know how to stop Outlook 2000 from
automatically formatting phone number fields. When I
input a number, it automatically adds the area code and
puts () around it, and - in the middle of the number, and
I want to stop this happening. Can anyone tell me how to
do it please?

.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Don't ask me. I'm not a developer.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Why is it hard coded? Isn't an acceptable phone number
format what I descibe below?
contacts to use a format so that they can easily fit on
my PDA's limited character display.

Instead of (xxx)xxx-xxxx which is what you usually get
with Outlook (I'm using 2002).

I'd like to get xxx.xxx.xxxx

Saving the 2 characters makes a difference.

Does anyone know how that might be done?

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
You can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I would like to know how to stop Outlook 2000 from
automatically formatting phone number fields. When I
input a number, it automatically adds the area code and
puts () around it, and - in the middle of the number, and
I want to stop this happening. Can anyone tell me how to
do it please?

.