Re: MS Outlook 2007 Contact Problem

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You specify the format for the Full Name field the same place you do for File As: Tools > Options > Preferences > Contact Options. Entering data directly into the Full Name field is not recommended. Parse the elements yourself if you want them to display correctly.
Your phone number question makes no sense. Sounds like Outlook is no longer inserting the country code. So what is the question?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Stymied001" <Stymied001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C110ABD9-7E03-4F7F-95B6-F24D5BC5BEB2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Russ, thank you for your help. I loaded MS Small Business 2007 from DVD. I
don't recall being asked to format the "Full Name" Field. I searched within
the Help screens, but never found any format instructions except for the
"File As" field. I discovered that I could directly input to the "Full Name"
field without using the data entry dialogue box. For some reason, this
works. I have no idea from the Help screens how to format the Full Name field.

I tried to configure the phone number field to "not automatically add the
country code by using the Actions > Call Contact >", but the field has never
been checked so I don't why it is displaying the "1+". I tried directly
inputting the telephone number by not using the data entry dialogue box and
the business card does not display the "1+".

I could not find any Help instructions to fix the data entry formating.

I appreciate your being there because the Help screens certainly have not
been. Thanks!






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Stymied001


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

So what format did you specify for the Full Name field? Outlook just does
what you tell it to. This is end user error.
You can also easily configure Outlook not to automatically add the country
code to local numbers in Outlook's dialing options: Actions > Call Contact >
New Call...
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Stymied001" <Stymied001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CEB88075-46C8-47A4-B249-9F9802F1EECC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I use the pop-up data entry screen for the "Full Name" field when >inputting
> First and Last Names. Contact screen displays the full name as <<last
> name>>
> <<first name>>. This displays the names in the wrong order on the > screen
> AND
> on the business card. Also, the phone numbers are input using the
> telephone
> number data input screen. The phone numbers are displayed with the 1+
> before
> the area code. Business Cards sent to me by others are displayed
> correctly
> for the "First Name" and telephone number fields. How do I change > Outlook
> Contacts to display proper order of first and last name in the "Full > Name"
> field and remove the "1+" preceding the area code and telephone number?
> -- > Stymied001



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