PHONE NUMBER formatting

All I want to do is have my phone numbers appear (555) 555-5555, but
for some reason I keep getting all these weird -- in between the
numbers. I read that I should put
"(999) 999-9999"! as an input mask, but that didn't work. Does anyone
have a suggestion?

I appreciate the help!

Thanks,

Carla

Carla,

Format / cells / special / phone numbers
or custom
[<=9999999]###-####;(###) ###-####
you just cant put in the dash when entering the number, enter numbers only.

Beege


<czbacnik@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> All I want to do is have my phone numbers appear (555) 555-5555, but
> for some reason I keep getting all these weird -- in between the
> numbers. I read that I should put
> "(999) 999-9999"! as an input mask, but that didn't work. Does anyone
> have a suggestion?
>
> I appreciate the help!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carla
>

Huh...when I use my table under design view, format does not have any
option.

Should I be making an input mask instead? Right now, when I input a
phone number in forms, it will say (###) ###-#### and won't let me
overwrite it. I must have screwed something up? Any advice?

Carla,

Are you using excel or access? What version?

Beege

> <czbacnik@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1144855379.564361.40380@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> All I want to do is have my phone numbers appear (555) 555-5555, but
>> for some reason I keep getting all these weird -- in between the
>> numbers. I read that I should put
>> "(999) 999-9999"! as an input mask, but that didn't work. Does anyone
>> have a suggestion?
>>
>> I appreciate the help!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Carla
>>
>
>