Win XP Outlook 2003 Contact Phone Number formats

[Ian Mitchell]

If I type in 1 300 ........... or 0418 ....... numbers they are
entered in plain text without formatting nor hyphens just as I want.

When I enter an 8 digit local number Outlook insists on re-formatting
it with an area code in brackets and hyphen after 4 digits. Is there
any way to stop this behaviour. Placing a _ at the beginning stops the
beahviour, now all I need is a non visible _

I even tried unsuccessfully to remove my area code from Control Panel\
Phone and Modem Options
Any help is appreciated.

Cheers
Ian

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded, based on your default
dialing location. Always has been.

 

[Ian Mitchell]

No. Masking of phone numbers in Outlook is hard coded, based on your default
dialing location. Always has been.

Hi Russ,

Thanks for the answer. You answered my problem. I just changed my
default dialing location to one I don't use, and I can now enter phone
numbers in free format.

As I have cable and don't dial out, I don't use my default dialing
location.

Cheers
Ian