removing area codes from mobile numbers

[Guest]

When entering a mobile phone number in contacts, outlook automatically cutts
the leading digits off the number & re allocates them as an area code. This
is incorrect and caused failure in dialing from a syncronised hand held
device. Can anyone help?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You cannot change how Outlook masks phone numbers.

 

[Guest]

I'm reluctant to accept this Russ, for the simple reason that some of my
contacts allow me to manually remove the area code and some do not. There has
to be a reason for this. If I put info in from scratch as a local number,
there is no area code in my contact list. If I import a vCard from some
sources, the area code springs back after I've deleted it, as soon as I hit
Save & Close. I have a £400 hand-held that is useless for phone calls because
it can't read brackets and it's the brackets which Outlook insists on putting
around area codes that causes me grief.

Can ANYONE out there tell me how to get rid of the brackets or even how to
reformat my vCard template to a different country format?
--
Thanks in advance for your help

Scott.

You cannot change how Outlook masks phone numbers.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When entering a mobile phone number in contacts, outlook automatically
cutts
the leading digits off the number & re allocates them as an area code.
This
is incorrect and caused failure in dialing from a syncronised hand held
device. Can anyone help?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Believe what you wish. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded and
based on the default dialing location of your operating system and the
settings you specify in Outlook's dialing options.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm reluctant to accept this Russ, for the simple reason that some of my
contacts allow me to manually remove the area code and some do not. There
has
to be a reason for this. If I put info in from scratch as a local number,
there is no area code in my contact list. If I import a vCard from some
sources, the area code springs back after I've deleted it, as soon as I
hit
Save & Close. I have a £400 hand-held that is useless for phone calls
because
it can't read brackets and it's the brackets which Outlook insists on
putting
around area codes that causes me grief.

Can ANYONE out there tell me how to get rid of the brackets or even how to
reformat my vCard template to a different country format?
--
Thanks in advance for your help

Scott.

You cannot change how Outlook masks phone numbers.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When entering a mobile phone number in contacts, outlook automatically
cutts
the leading digits off the number & re allocates them as an area code.
This
is incorrect and caused failure in dialing from a syncronised hand held
device. Can anyone help?

 

[Guest]

Store your phone numbers, including mobile numbers, in full international
format, inlcuding the "+" sign and the country code:
+ccc (aaa) nnn
Your mobile device should dial correctly.

Store all numbers this way. Don't assume that mobile numbers don't include
an area code. In most countries, they do. Don't include the leading "0"; it's
a dialing prefix, not part of the phone number. For example, store UK mobile
numbers like this: +44 (7aaa) nnnnnn. Not like this: 07nnnnnnnnn.

I'm reluctant to accept this Russ, for the simple reason that some of my
contacts allow me to manually remove the area code and some do not. There has
to be a reason for this. If I put info in from scratch as a local number,
there is no area code in my contact list. If I import a vCard from some
sources, the area code springs back after I've deleted it, as soon as I hit
Save & Close. I have a £400 hand-held that is useless for phone calls because
it can't read brackets and it's the brackets which Outlook insists on putting
around area codes that causes me grief.

Can ANYONE out there tell me how to get rid of the brackets or even how to
reformat my vCard template to a different country format?
--
Thanks in advance for your help

Scott.

You cannot change how Outlook masks phone numbers.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When entering a mobile phone number in contacts, outlook automatically
cutts
the leading digits off the number & re allocates them as an area code.
This
is incorrect and caused failure in dialing from a syncronised hand held
device. Can anyone help?