Fax dialing rules & Outlook Contact fax numbers

[erik]

When I fax from my "Send Fax" wizard I choose a person from my Outlook
contacts list ("Use Dialing Rules" box is checked), none of the Dialing
Rules options seem to be able to make the fax dial a "1" before it dials the
area code & phone number.

When I enter a tel or fax # in Outlook contacts by typing in the area code
and number (xxx-xxx-xxxx) in the blank tel/fax field, it changes it
immediately to the right form, (xxx) xxx-xxxx. BUT, it does not put the "+1"
in front of the whole number to make it dial correctly when you choose this
contact to fax with XP fax!!!!

I have found that when I enter a fax or tel # in outlook contacts by
clicking the button to show pop-up window where you enter the area code and
tel # in separate fields, Outlook automatically puts a "+1" in front of the
area code. THEN the XP fax dials correctly (1 + area code + fax #), even if
dialing rules were not setup for that area code.

I have a lot of cotacts with fax numbers already put in the first way I
described above. IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE OUTLOOK CONTACTS AUTOMATICALLY PUT
"+1" IN FRONT OF THE AREA CODE/TEL OR FAX # NO MATTER HOW THE NUMBERS ARE PUT
IN???????

Thank you for your help,
Erik

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Third multipost.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"erik" > wrote in message
...
> When I fax from my "Send Fax" wizard I choose a person from my Outlook
> contacts list ("Use Dialing Rules" box is checked), none of the Dialing
> Rules options seem to be able to make the fax dial a "1" before it dials
> the
> area code & phone number.
>
> When I enter a tel or fax # in Outlook contacts by typing in the area code
> and number (xxx-xxx-xxxx) in the blank tel/fax field, it changes it
> immediately to the right form, (xxx) xxx-xxxx. BUT, it does not put the
> "+1"
> in front of the whole number to make it dial correctly when you choose
> this
> contact to fax with XP fax!!!!
>
> I have found that when I enter a fax or tel # in outlook contacts by
> clicking the button to show pop-up window where you enter the area code
> and
> tel # in separate fields, Outlook automatically puts a "+1" in front of
> the
> area code. THEN the XP fax dials correctly (1 + area code + fax #), even
> if
> dialing rules were not setup for that area code.
>
> I have a lot of cotacts with fax numbers already put in the first way I
> described above. IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE OUTLOOK CONTACTS AUTOMATICALLY
> PUT
> "+1" IN FRONT OF THE AREA CODE/TEL OR FAX # NO MATTER HOW THE NUMBERS ARE
> PUT
> IN???????
>
> Thank you for your help,
> Erik
>