Why do I get a duplicate entry in my address book when I only ent.

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I am using Outlook 2003. I enter a contact and when I look at my address
book some of them are showing up twice. The second entry usually will default
to the fax number instead of the business number as the main number to make
it look like two different entries. I only want it to show up as one entry.
Please help.
 
The Outlook Address Book has always included all electronic addresses.
Outlook considers fax numbers to be valid electronic addresses, since there
are many client- and server-based components that can use such addresses.

One method to hide fax numbers from the address book is to prefix the fax
number with one or more letters (maybe B for business fax, H for home, O for
other). If the fax number begins with a letter, Outlook won't show it in the
address book.
There are a couple of utilities that can help you hide fax numbers from the
address book. See http://www.rsoutlook.com/us/rshifa.htm and
http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook_Solutions.htm (Hide Fax Numbers).

Another way to avoid having fax numbers appear in the address book is
simply not to enter data in the fax fields. Put fax numbers in some other
(non-phone) fields.
 
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