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michaeljay201
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LBKoch on April 04, 2022
Validation on phone numbers
Has difficulty seeing the value of the hole new feature on the contact phone numbers, with "Phone number validation". On any contact persons, direct an mobile phone number. Has anyone found a possible solution, so not all numbers need to be manual read more
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CP-BWG
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May 01, 2022
You referenced the Operations Hub workflows article, but there is nothing specific in there about phone numbers or region codes. Could you provide y...read more
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HealthyLiving on April 06, 2022
phone number format
Hi there! we have connected our email to automatically sync contacts to help filter and automate, why is it the phone number is not coming up properly in hubspot, but is given out perfect in the email the lead provided. for example: this is w read more
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michaeljay201
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April 25, 2022
@HealthyLiving , The option of embedding a Hubspot form as @karstenkoehler suggests would be a good step forward for you, but it may not solv...read more
TShultz on April 08, 2022
County code requirement for phone number
The new update that requires a county code for a phone number is causing a multitude of issues with how we use the Hubspot platform. 1) We cannot copy the number easily to cross-check another CRM that we use on a daily basis. 2) we use Kixie for pho read more
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michaeljay201
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April 25, 2022
@TShultz After digging through existing Knowledge Base articles and blog posts to find any information on this update/change directly from Hubspot,...read more
jwilliams5854 on April 07, 2022
Option to permanently turn off number formatting in Telephone field
Since the new "phone number formatting" feature was introduced today, I have to go into the pop-up that comes up every time I want to enter a new phone number and it forces me into the format Hubspot developers have chosen. Currently there is an opt read more
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thebakers_UG
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June 27, 2022
We also struggle with this - please add a toggle do disabled this.
usmiclow on October 20, 2017
Automatic Phone Number Formatting
When a phone number field has data put into it, it is up to the User to format it the way they deem appropriate. That is not the most user-friendly or data-centric approach. This is a good way to allow users to enter incorrect or sloppy data and cau read more
Reply Idea Calling Contacts & Companies
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verheem
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May 29, 2022
I can see that some sort of formatting is applied to a number when typing a new number into the field. However, the formatting is not as per the Aust...read more
michaeljay201 on April 25, 2022
Bulk Edit Phone Number Validation
The new auto-formatting and validation feature for phone numbers is a step in the right direction. However, the current integration seems to be missing the mark with regard to user experience. I was unable to find any articles or posts in the He read more
Reply Idea Account Settings Calling Contacts & Companies Forms Properties
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RyanAndrew
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June 22, 2022
I echo the frustrations of the others in this post. Please provide some bulk edit/validate tools to make this functionality more valuable and less ...read more
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