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Aptiva - Sending faxes
Applicable to: United States
You can send faxes quickly and easily from any Windows application that has a Print command. Faxes can also be sent from within FaxWorks. FaxWorks takes control of your printer driver and redirects the data from your regular printer, and automatically activates the FaxWorks program. Once in FaxWorks, you select when and to whom you want to send the fax.
Sending a Sample Fax:
Before you can send a fax, you must first create a document.
1. Select the Write (word processor) program from the Windows Accessories group.
2. Type the sample text, such as: I would rather be sunning myself on the beach.
3. Pull down Write's File menu and select Print. The Print dialog box appears. Make sure that FaxWorks is set as the current printer. If FaxWorks is set as the current printer, then click OK.
Note:
If FaxWorks is not the default printer, you need to change the current printer driver to the FaxWorks printer driver. Select the Setup button from the Write print dialog box. Select the Specific Printer radio button, then click on the button and select Fax-Works on COM1. Click on OK from the Print Setup dialog box, then select OK again from the Print dialog box.
4. Write displays a print message, and the Send Fax dialing box appears.
5. Type the recipient's name and fax number in the Name and Fax information fields.
6. Click on the Add button to save this name to the current phonebook.
7. Click on the Send button located in the lower right hand corner of the Send Fax dialog box. If Show Fax Status was selected in the Send Fax Setup dialog box, FaxWorks will display the program of the transmission.
Receiving Your First Fax:
You must have FaxWorks and your modem running before you can receive faxes. Your options for receiving faxes were defined when you installed FaxWorks. You can change the receive settings through the Fax Setup on the Fax menu. You can automatically receive faxes while you are working in Windows or you can receive faxes manually. You might want to receive faxes manually if your fax number and voice number share the same line. See Receiving a Fax Manually for more information.
Receiving the Fax:
1. If FaxWorks is not already running, start FaxWorks by double-clicking on the FaxWorks icon from the Window Program Manager. If you receive the error message, "FaxWorks was unable to initialize the modem", contact the IBM HelpCenter at 1-800-772-2227.
2. Have someone send you a multiple page fax. If FaxWorks is maximized, the status of the transmission appears on the Status bar at the bottom of the window. If you are in another Windows application and you selected Show Fax Status from the Fax Setup dialog box, then you will see the status of an incoming fax appear in a small box located in the lower right hand corner of the screen.
3. Click on the Stop button to stop the transmission at any time. When the transmission is complete, you will receive both an audible and visual message indicating that you have received a fax.
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Communications Software | |
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Date Created |
16-04-97 | |
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Last Updated |
25-03-99 | |
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Revision Date |
25-03-2000 | |
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IBM Aptiva | |
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Aptiva | |
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2144, 2168 | |
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1R2; 66P; 67P; 86P; OR8; 1R1; 1R3; 1R5; 22P; 24P; 25P; 27P; 29P; 63P; 67P; 82P; 83P; OR6; OR7; OR9; 1R0; 1R1; 26P; 62P; 2R3; S15 | |
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21441R2 | |
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