stop outlook checking phone numbers

[Mel Anderson]

I am on a LAN at work. Whenever I enter a phone number in my contacts,
Outlook pauses for several seconds while it seems to check it. This is
annoying, as I will lnever call any number from Outlook. How can I stop this?

 

[Luther]

I am on a LAN at work.  Whenever I enter a phone number in my contacts,
Outlook pauses for several seconds while it seems to check it.  This is
annoying, as I will lnever call any number from Outlook.  How can I stopthis?

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