Outlook considers fax numbers to be valid e-mail addresses. If you want to be able to send both e-mails and faxes from Outlook, there's no
solution to this issue.
If you are keeping the fax numbers just as a matter of record, though, and don't use
them in Outlook, then you can choose one of the non-fax phone number fields to store the
fax number information. Unfortunately, you can't change the names of the built-in fields;
you would need to remember which field contains fax numbers.
Another approach is to put text in front of the fax number, such as "W: "
for a work fax or just "Fax:"; this causes the number to disappear from the
Outlook Address Book, but keeps it easy to see the number in the contact
record or Contacts folder. The tools listed below add a prefix
automatically and remove it when you need to dial the number.
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