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5.1. Faxing from your computer

The Basics 

  1. Whatever you want to fax simply needs to be on your computer and printable.  You can’t fax videos of your cat, sorry.  
  2. On your computer, open up the document you want to fax.
  3. Choose the option to print, just as if you were printing it.  Even though you and I know you’re not, that’s just how this works.
  4. On the printer selection screen (which may vary based on the type of document) find the Fax – Outgoing Only option.

 

  1. Hit Print.  This will bring up the fax window shown below.

 

  1. As you can see, there are a myriad of options, buttons, and tabs.  While you can explore more with creating an Address Book, Cover Sheets, etc., I’m going to focus on the basics.
  2. Click on the Specify Destination tab.  You will see the window below:

 

  1. Enter in the Fax Number just like you normally would (no ‘9’ is required for dialing out).  Click Set as Destination.  Repeat for multiple recipients.
  2. At this point you can just hit Send and away your fax goes!  But you’re smart enough to know that doesn’t always work.  So for more options, read on.

 

 

More Options

 

  1. The Send Options tab allows some fanciness that may be useful.  Here are some highlights:
    1. Attach a Cover Sheet – You’ll need to Edit Cover Sheet first to fill in your information, but if you need a cover sheet… BAM!
      1. When you use the Edit Cover Sheet button, you can browse to a pre-made Goodwill form here:  S:\DOCUMENTATION\GOODWILL\FORMS\ADMINISTRATION\ADF-2013 Electronic Fax Transmittal.fcp
      2. Change the To:  on the Edit Cover Sheet page to Edit Names and you can manually type in who it is to.
    2. Preview – See what you’re sending before it actually goes out (displays after you hit Send).

 

  1. The Email Settings tab offers some excellent feedback for errors.  Just tick Notify and Notify errors only, fill in your email address, and it’ll save those settings for the future.

 


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