Entering numbers online

[Alpo]

If you are filling out a form that requires a series of numbers that has dashes in it, do you put the dashes in?

 

You just got in touch with social security and you're entering your social security number. 123-45-6789. Do you put those two dashes in or do you just write 123456789?

 

If they want your phone number - 212-555-1234. Do you put the dashes in or do you just write 212551234?

 

Credit card number. 1234-5678-9012-3456. Or do you just write 1234567890123456? Trusting the software to put the dashes and parentheses where they belong?

 

I know one time I was entering a credit card number, and I did it xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx. Or at least I tried. Because they only had room for 16 characters, so because of the spaces I put in there I ended up with xxxx xxxx xxxx x.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

I don’t put in the dashes and credit cards don’t have dashes

[Alpo]

15 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

credit cards don’t have dashes

True. They have spaces. Four digits, space, four digits, space, etc. Do you leave the spaces?

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

16 minutes ago, Alpo said:

True. They have spaces. Four digits, space, four digits, space, etc. Do you leave the spaces?

Except AMEX. 

 

I watch the form.. they are different.

[Eyesa Horg]

All depends on how the form was formated.

 

[Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L]

1 hour ago, Alpo said:

If you are filling out a form that requires a series of numbers that has dashes in it, do you put the dashes in?

 

You just got in touch with social security and you're entering your social security number. 123-45-6789. Do you put those two dashes in or do you just write 123456789?

 

If they want your phone number - 212-555-1234. Do you put the dashes in or do you just write 212551234?

 

Credit card number. 1234-5678-9012-3456. Or do you just write 1234567890123456? Trusting the software to put the dashes and parentheses where they belong?

 

I know one time I was entering a credit card number, and I did it xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx. Or at least I tried. Because they only had room for 16 characters, so because of the spaces I put in there I ended up with xxxx xxxx xxxx x.

 

how did you get my SSN, phone and CC numbers?  those are mine 

[Rye Miles #13621]

28 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:

All depends on how the form was formated.

 

I agree, sometimes the form automatically puts in the spaces and/or dashes. If not I do add the spaces or dashes.

[Pat Riot]

1 hour ago, Eyesa Horg said:

All depends on how the form was formated.

 

This ^^^^
 

If they don’t put the dashes in, I don’t put the dashes in. 

[Eyesa Horg]

Phone numbers, I try the dash first. Credit cards, no dash or space first. Usually flys, if not, you'll know right away!