How to Set Uniform Address Book Contacts

you know what i would love to do? make all the numbers in addressbook.app uniform formatting, like every number +15551212, instead of all mixed; some (555)1212; some 15551212, etc. i can’t write scripts, so is there a way i can do this?

In Address Book Preferences, select the Phone tab. There, choose one of the Formats in the pull-down menu, or create your own by choosing Custom... from the same pull-down menu.
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