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
>