Strange Outlook behavior

[lfw57]

When I create a Calendar event, Outlook will remove the spaces between
the words in the subject line and add a semicolon to the end, much
like it's recognizing it as an email address. For example:

I'll type "Project Team Meeting" (without the quotes)
Outlooks edits it as "ProjectTeamMeeting;" when I step off the field

I searched all over the web for a solution, which I usually have luck
finding on my own, but couldn't find anything related to this problem.

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm using Outlook 2003 11.6568.6568 SP2

Thanks in advance for the help,

Lisa

 

[lfw57]

When I create a Calendar event, Outlook will remove the spaces between
the words in the subject line and add a semicolon to the end, much
like it's recognizing it as an email address. For example:

I'll type "Project Team Meeting" (without the quotes)
Outlooks edits it as "ProjectTeamMeeting;" when I step off the field

I searched all over the web for a solution, which I usually have luck
finding on my own, but couldn't find anything related to this problem.

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm using Outlook 2003 11.6568.6568 SP2

Thanks in advance for the help,

Lisa

Hi -

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm really stumped!!!

Lisa

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Exactly how are you initiating this new calendar event? By any chance are
you clicking "New | Meeting Request"?

Are you POSITIVE that the field you're typing in is the "Subject" field?

 

[lfw57]

Yes, I'm 100% positive. (I work in software). I also noticed the same
thing his happening when I enter a new Outlook Contact. When I type in
the phone number, Outlook changes the number from xxx-xxx-xxxx to xxx-
xxx-xxxx; and underlines it as if it's creating a hyperlink.

I figured I may have changed some kind of properties setting but I
went throught them and can't figure out what it is.

Thanks,

Lisa

 

[Brian Tillman]

Yes, I'm 100% positive. (I work in software). I also noticed the same
thing his happening when I enter a new Outlook Contact. When I type in
the phone number, Outlook changes the number from xxx-xxx-xxxx to xxx-
xxx-xxxx; and underlines it as if it's creating a hyperlink.

That's normal for phone numbers. Outlook resolves them just as it resolves
email addresses.

 

[lfw57]

That's normal for phone numbers. Outlook resolves them just as it resolves
email addresses.

This is not normal behavior. I understand what you're saying, but this
isn't what Outlook is doing. There is something amiss across the
application, as it is removing spaces and adding semicolons after
subject lines in calendar entries, folder names and phone numbers in
Contacts.

 

[F.H. Muffman]

This is not normal behavior. I understand what you're saying, but this
isn't what Outlook is doing. There is something amiss across the
application, as it is removing spaces and adding semicolons after
subject lines in calendar entries, folder names and phone numbers in
Contacts.

Does it do it if you run Outlook in Safe mode? (start - run - outlook
/safe)

 

[Brian Tillman]

This is not normal behavior.

I didn't see the semi-colon you mentioned. You're correct that that is not
normal.

 

[lfw57]

Does it do it if you run Outlook in Safe mode? (start - run - outlook
/safe)

Yes - the same thing happens in safe mode.

Thanks,
Lisa

 

[F.H. Muffman]

Yes - the same thing happens in safe mode.

Ok, well, the underscoring is normal.

If you type in 1234567890 just as is, it gets changed to "123- 456-7890;",
correct? With those spaces exactly? Feel free to select, copy and paste.
If you double click the phone number, what values does it put for the Check
Phone Number?

 

[lfw57]

Ok, well, the underscoring is normal.

If you type in 1234567890 just as is, it gets changed to "123- 456-7890;",
correct? With those spaces exactly? Feel free to select, copy and paste.
If you double click the phone number, what values does it put for the Check
Phone Number?

This isn't limited to phone numbers in Contacts. Here are three
examples:

1) In Contacts, I'll type (exactly) 123-456-1234. When I tab off the
field, Outlook changes it to 123-456-1234;
2) In the Calendar, I'll type "Employee Staff Meeting". (without the
quotes). When I tab off the field, Outlook changes it to
"EmployeeStaffMeeting;"
3) In Email, I'll create a folder called "To Do Items". Outlook
creates the folder as "ToDoItems;"

So each time I create a new item of any kind, it seems to do the same
thing: Remove blank spaces between words and add a semicolon, as if it
is recognizing all new items as an email address.

Thanks,

Lisa

 

[F.H. Muffman]

This isn't limited to phone numbers in Contacts. Here are three
examples:

1) In Contacts, I'll type (exactly) 123-456-1234. When I tab off the
field, Outlook changes it to 123-456-1234;
2) In the Calendar, I'll type "Employee Staff Meeting". (without the
quotes). When I tab off the field, Outlook changes it to
"EmployeeStaffMeeting;"
3) In Email, I'll create a folder called "To Do Items". Outlook
creates the folder as "ToDoItems;"

So each time I create a new item of any kind, it seems to do the same
thing: Remove blank spaces between words and add a semicolon, as if it
is recognizing all new items as an email address.

Have you done a Detect and Repair from the Help menu? Are you connecting to
an Exchange server or a POP3 server?

 

[lfw57]

Have you done a Detect and Repair from the Help menu? Are you connecting to
an Exchange server or a POP3 server?

I just ran a Detect and Repair (and chose both settings to restore to
defaults - which required me to re-create an email account), and the
problem still exists. I am connecting to an Exchange server.

 

[F.H. Muffman]

I just ran a Detect and Repair (and chose both settings to restore to
defaults - which required me to re-create an email account), and the
problem still exists. I am connecting to an Exchange server.

Gah, this totally slipped off my screen.

So, are you the only user on the network who has this problem? If you are,
if you start outlook in safe mode, does it happen then?