Carla,

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

Beege


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ups.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