Enter Phone Numbers
Because phone number formats vary from country to country, you can specify a format each time you enter a phone number. Every phone number field has a default format. For a blank field, that is the default format specified for your company. For a field that already contains a phone number, that is the format selected for that phone number.
To enter a phone number:
An alternative to the procedure above is to first select the format you want (or select the Do not format option) and then type the phone number. When you leave the field, your entry is reformatted (or not) based on your selection.
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