OL98: Additional +1 Added to Phone Number of Contact (186576)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
This article was previously published under Q186576

SYMPTOMS

When you enter a telephone number in a phone number field of a Contact in Microsoft Outlook 98, you may see "+1" (without the quotation marks) automatically added before the area code of the phone number.

CAUSE

The +1 is the country code for the United States.

MORE INFORMATION

You can set Outlook so that it automatically enters a +1 in the Phone Number field as you enter new local and long-distance telephone numbers. This provides added functionality, including:

  • Better handling of 10-digit telephone numbers
  • Better parsing of international telephone numbers
  • Fax numbers are automatically validated
Under most circumstances, you should not disable the country code. If you experience problems related to this, you can disable the feature.

To disable the addition of the country code in new telephone numbers, follow these steps:
  1. Click to select a Contact.
  2. On the Actions menu, point to Call Contact, and then click New Call.
  3. Click Dialing Options, click to clear the check box for "Automatically add country code to local phone numbers."
  4. Click OK and Close.
When you add a new telephone number to a Contact, Outlook will not add the +1 prefix.

NOTE: The above method affects all telephone numbers, including fax numbers.

REFERENCES

For more information about using telephone numbers with a modem, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

129049 How to Perform 10-Digit Dialing in Windows 95

142328 How to Change International Dialing Access Codes

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/6/1999
Keywords:kbprb KB186576
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