> Hi,
>
> I have posted this in Outlook contacts, but someone suggested programming
> might be better so here goes.
>
> I have a public contacts folder set up in outlook 2000. Unfortunately the
> phone numbers were typed in the following format + 1 - 232 - 67890 (spaces
> and dashes as shown). We have now upgraded to outlook 2003 and now when we
> add new contacts the phone number format is set to +1 232 - 6789, even
> though
> we type in the format originally used (BTW the contacts form is moified
> which
> stops the numbers being underlined for some reason). The problem I have is
> that the 1300+ contacts that where already there need changing to match
> the
> new format. I have tried changing and reseting the Dialing properties to
> another country and back to UK, and exporting to PST file and
> re-importing,
> but no luck.
>
> Does anyone know how to automatically reset the existing phone numbers to
> the new format please.
>
> Thanks
>
>