Formatting of Outlook Contacts doesn't work anymore

[majouz]

I just had to reinstall outlook 2003 because of a disk crash. When I
used to enter a ohone number such as 1234567890 it used to
automatically format to 123 456-7890. After the reinstall nothing
happens, it stays as 1234567890. Any ideas? How can I aslo influence
the formatting?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I just had to reinstall outlook 2003 because of a disk crash. When I
used to enter a ohone number such as 1234567890 it used to
automatically format to 123 456-7890. After the reinstall nothing
happens, it stays as 1234567890. Any ideas? How can I aslo influence
the formatting?

Configure your WIndows dialing and modem options in Control Panel.

 

[majouz]

Coud you please be a little more specific? I went there and I could not
find anything that would help me in the format setting.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Coud you please be a little more specific? I went there and I could
not find anything that would help me in the format setting.

If you set up your area code and country/region correctly in the modem and
dialing properties, Outlook will use that information to properly format the
phone numbers in the contacts records.

 

[maciassk]

Starting with OS WinXPPro, Outlook 2003, in Control Panel
double-clicking on Phone & Modem Options icon produces a tabbed dialog
box offering: Dialing Rules, Modems, Advanced. The tabs "Modems" and
"Advanced" do not appear to apply to formatting telephone numbers.
Choosing Dialing Rules there is the option to edit Location which, when
selected, leads to 3 more tabs: General, Area Code Rules and Calling
Cards. In General the dialog box permits the addition of the area code
(3 digits only) and location name; Area Code Rules tab options do not
appear to apply to formatting phone numbers nor do Calling Cards tab
options. Didn't see any opportunity to put in country/region in the
modem and dialing properties dialog boxes.

So I remain curious as to how to tell Outlook to format phone
numbers--to include hyphens between number groups and to omit parens
around area codes.