You could try code that iterates the contacts folder items and reads each of
the 17 phone numbers per contact and then strips out all spaces and dashes
and writes back the massaged number to that phone field. Then save each
item. That should force Outlook to format each number.

Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm

"keviom" <keviom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply. I have ried this manually (copy the nuber delete the
> original and paste back into the field, but with 1300 + contacts each with
> 2
> or more phone numbers thats not a task I really want to do. I was
> wondering
> if there's a way to force the fields to reset themselves to the new
> defaults.
>
> Kevin
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