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From: Keith Parks
Date: Sep 4, 2007 1:00PM

Hi folks.

I'm wondering what the standard practice is for labeling phone number
inputs?

The form is set up with three text input fields. Visually it looks
like this (using brackets to indicate the text input fields)

Phone number
([ ]) [ ]-[ ]

My inclination is to use "hidden" labels (css-positioned off-screen)
with one for each field. But I'm not sure what to call the last field.

"area code", "prefix", and "what?"

I've never heard "suffix" used to describe the last four digits in
"conversational" language, but this seems to be the technical term.
(this is for US-format phone numbers)

Thoughts?

TIA,

Keith

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Student Affairs Communications Services
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-7444
(619) 594-1046
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http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/communications

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