Either:
Highlight the column in Excel and select the General format.
or
Assuming the telephone numbers are in column F, insert a new column G with a formula like =Concatenate("(",left(F4,3),") ",Mid(F4,4,3),"-",right(F4,4))
Then either hide Column G or open column H, copy column G and "Paste Special"/Values into column H. Then delete columns F and G.
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Ralph Allan
Business Computer Centre
Prince George BC Canada