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Our company uses hyphens exclusively for their phone numbers. &nbsp;Outlook contacts input parentheses by default. &nbsp;Is there any way to alter this standard?
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Our company uses hyphens exclusively for their phone numbers.  Outlook contacts input parentheses by default.  Is there any way to alter this standard?

Outlook 2010 - Contacts - Phone numbers without parentheses

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Outlook

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Exchange

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