Use the Area Code Updating screen to change area codes for selected entities and contacts in your company.
To change telephone area codes:
From the System > System Files >Customer/Vendor Control menu, select Area Code Updating to display the Area Code Updating screen.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
In the Update field, press F10 and select whether to update telephone numbers in the Entity file, Contact file, or both.
In the Old Area Code field, enter the area code to change.
Note: To change multiple old area codes, use the Multi Old AC hot key. When you specify multiple area codes, *Multi* displays in the field.
In the New Area Code field, enter the new area code.
In the State field, enter the abbreviation of the state to which these area codes apply.
In the Affected Exchanges field, enter the three-digit exchanges for which to change the area code.
The exchange is the middle part of the phone number. For example, in the phone number 720-555-8742, 555 is the exchange.
For each exchange, position the cursor on a blank line and type the three-digit number.
Use the Begin hot key to process the area code change.
To change the area code for other exchanges, repeat the previous steps.
Use the Change New AC hot key to change the value in the New Area Code field.
Use the Clear Exchanges hot key to clear the list of exchanges.
Press Esc to save the changes and exit the screen.
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