How do I eliminate the automatic area code entry for local calls?

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Whenever I enter a new contact with a local phone number the address book
automatically enters my local area code. How can that be eliminated?
Thank you.
 
It can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded and based on your default
dialing location.
 
I finally found a way around this. If I
put quotation marks around the phone number (local), then Outlook will leave
it alone, and the call will go through. I hope this helps others!


Russ Valentine said:
It can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded and based on your default
dialing location.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Jimbo said:
Whenever I enter a new contact with a local phone number the address book
automatically enters my local area code. How can that be eliminated?
Thank you.
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Not a very reliable solution. Normally one simply configures dialing rules
correctly.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
dragonyr said:
I finally found a way around this. If I
put quotation marks around the phone number (local), then Outlook will
leave
it alone, and the call will go through. I hope this helps others!


Russ Valentine said:
It can't. Masking of phone numbers is hard coded and based on your
default
dialing location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Jimbo said:
Whenever I enter a new contact with a local phone number the address
book
automatically enters my local area code. How can that be eliminated?
Thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Not a very reliable solution. Normally one simply configures dialing rules
correctly.
Click to expand...

I would have thought that the software would allow you to configure
dialing rules correctly, rather than force you to use an incorrect
setup and then use work-arounds.
 
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