>I need to have phone number entered as 999-999-9999, and I do want the - (minus) sign to be saved in the field in this particular situation. I have 999-999-9999 in the InputMask and T in the Format.
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>However, when I am adding a new record, the - sign doesn't appear until the record is saved (there is just a blank space in its place). Can someone tell me how to have this appear when the record is being added.
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>Thanks,
>Mel Cummings

It is not quite clear why do you need T for Format. Anyway it conflicts with the input mark:
Do you need stored " - - " or "- -" for empty field?

You could set Format to NONE to achieve desired behavior.