Fax/SMTP Address Confusion

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Craig

When I enter a Fax number in a contact and then try to
send an email, Outlook comes back with two choices, the
SMTP email address and the Fax number. How do I disable
the Fax option so Outlook simply looks up the email
address, (obviously without removing the Fax number from
the Contact).
 
The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all
electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed.
The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a
different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha
character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers.
There are also a number of utilities available that can do this for you
automatically. Some are listed here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/nofax.htm
 
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