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# Add or Remove Area Codes to Access Phone Numbers

Once you have created a dial-up location and added access phone numbers to it, you can update any number as needed to either dial the area code or prevent the area code from being dialed.

## To add area code to access phone numbers:

1. On the AOL Desktop for Mac Sign In screen, click the Connection: drop-down menu to open it, then click Setup Connection.
2. Click the Dialing Options tab.
3. In the Dialing String Additions: box, type in the area code, then click theOK button.
4. Click the OK button to close the Dialup Setup window.

# Remove Area Codes From Access Phone Numbers

## To remove area codes from access phone numbers:

1. On the AOL Desktop for Mac Sign In screen, click the Connection: drop-down menu to open it, then click Setup Connection.
2. Click the Dialing Options tab.
3. In the Dialing String Additions: box, delete the area code, then click the OK button.
4. Click the OK button to close the Dialup Setup window.

For more information, see:

Creating a Dial-Up Location