Microsoft KB Archive/281018

= OL2002: Long-Distance Phone Number Preceded by a 1 Does Not Appear Correctly in Contacts =

Article ID: 281018

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q281018



SYMPTOMS
When you type a long-distance telephone number preceded by a 1 (for example, 1 555 222-2222) under Business or Home in a Contact, and you then press ENTER or the TAB key, no parentheses may appear around the area code.

When you double-click the number, the Check Phone Number dialog box appears, and the number may display the following properties under Phone Details:


 * The phone number in the Business or Home box contains no dash between the prefix and the last four digits.
 * The entire phone number appears in the Local Number box.
 * There are no parentheses around the area code.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, precede the country code (&quot;1&quot; for United States) with a plus sign (+). A US number entered as follows:

+1 555 555 1212

would be resolved by Outlook as:

+1 (555) 555-1212

Keywords: kbprb KB281018

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