Contact phone # display options

I have an ATT Treo 680 and have loaded contact phone #'s with the special characters " ( - " ie (555)323-1234 to make it easier to read when I need to give out a phone #. When I search contacts, they are displayed as 5553231234. Is there a way to display with the special characters. The Treo 650 does this.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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All of the contacts are stored on the phone, not the SIM. I found that if I set the "North American dialing options", the phone #'s would display as 555-444-1234 which is a big help to read compared to without the dashes. Still don't see the (555)444-1234 format but it's a lot better. Thanks

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