How to disable automatic area code "Pierrot Robert" <mcthepro_at_hotmail.com> 11/25/2005 4:24:48 PM Hi, I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my computer. The fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003. My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7 digits fax number, my area code is added automatically before the fax number. When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically. I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my fax machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call). If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet, I have a message saying "You must enter an area code". Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control Panel through the registry ? Any other ideas ? Thank you.

Re: How to disable automatic area code "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval[ at ]gmail.com> 11/25/2005 9:22:08 PM You can't change how Outlook masks phone numbers. If your Canon program was designed to integrate with Outlook, its developers should know that and take that into account when they configured their dialer. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Pierrot Robert" <mcthepro_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eI%23JDzd8FHA.2552[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi, > > I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my computer. The > fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003. > > My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7 digits > fax number, my area code is added automatically before the fax number. > When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically. > > I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my fax > machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call). > > If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet, I have > a message saying "You must enter an area code". > > Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control Panel > through the registry ? > > Any other ideas ? > > Thank you. >

Re: How to disable automatic area code "Pierrot Robert" <mcthepro_at_hotmail.com> 11/25/2005 9:34:14 PM I edited the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\Locations\Location0\AreaCode value and now I can enter fax numbers without the area code. Thanks. Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: [Quoted Text] > You can't change how Outlook masks phone numbers. If your Canon > program was designed to integrate with Outlook, its developers should > know that and take that into account when they configured their > dialer. >> Hi, >> >> I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my computer. >> The fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003. >> >> My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7 >> digits fax number, my area code is added automatically before the >> fax number. When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically. >> >> I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my >> fax machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call). >> >> If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet, >> I have a message saying "You must enter an area code". >> >> Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control Panel >> through the registry ? >> >> Any other ideas ? >> >> Thank you.

Re: How to disable automatic area code "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval[ at ]gmail.com> 11/25/2005 10:17:50 PM What change did you make to the key? Does the Canon software work now? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Pierrot Robert" <mcthepro_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23ncC9fg8FHA.3048[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I edited the >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\Locations\Location0\AreaCode >value and now I can enter fax numbers without the area code. > > Thanks. > > Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: >> You can't change how Outlook masks phone numbers. If your Canon >> program was designed to integrate with Outlook, its developers should >> know that and take that into account when they configured their >> dialer. >>> Hi, >>> >>> I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my computer. >>> The fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003. >>> >>> My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7 >>> digits fax number, my area code is added automatically before the >>> fax number. When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically. >>> >>> I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my >>> fax machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call). >>> >>> If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet, >>> I have a message saying "You must enter an area code". >>> >>> Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control Panel >>> through the registry ? >>> >>> Any other ideas ? >>> >>> Thank you. > >

Re: How to disable automatic area code "Pierrot Robert" <mcthepro_at_hotmail.com> 12/22/2005 3:47:12 PM I deleted the value. Yes, it works fine now. Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: [Quoted Text] > What change did you make to the key? Does the Canon software work now? >> I edited the >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\Locations\Location0\AreaCode >> value and now I can enter fax numbers without the area code. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: >>> You can't change how Outlook masks phone numbers. If your Canon >>> program was designed to integrate with Outlook, its developers >>> should know that and take that into account when they configured >>> their dialer. >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I use a Canon multifunction device to fax directly from my >>>> computer. The fax driver reads my contacts from Outlook 2003. >>>> >>>> My problem is that when I add a contact in Outlook and I type the 7 >>>> digits fax number, my area code is added automatically before the >>>> fax number. When I try to delete it, it comes back automatically. >>>> >>>> I DO NOT want the area code in the fax number, because it makes my >>>> fax machine dial it even though it is not needed (local call). >>>> >>>> If I try to delete the area code from Control Panel | Modem applet, >>>> I have a message saying "You must enter an area code". >>>> >>>> Does someone know how to edit the area code setting in Control >>>> Panel through the registry ? >>>> >>>> Any other ideas ? >>>> >>>> Thank you.