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Chapter 7: Sending and Receiving Faxes
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Configuring Fax in Windows 2000
Before you send your first fax, you need to set up your user information. Your
fax cover sheets and fax headers contain this information, some of which is
required by law.
fax cover sheets and fax headers contain this information, some of which is
required by law.
To configure Microsoft Fax:
1
Click
Start
,
Settings
, then click
Control Panel
. The Control Panel window
opens.
2
Double-click the
Fax
icon. The Fax Properties dialog box opens.
3
Click the
User Information
tab.
4
Enter the information about yourself that you want to appear on the fax
cover page.
cover page.
5
Click the
Advanced Options
tab.
6
Click
Open Fax Service Management Console
. The Fax Service Management
window opens.
7
Click
Devices
in the left column.
8
Double-click the name of your modem. The Modem Properties dialog box
opens.
opens.
9
Click
Enable send
.
10
Enter the transmitting fax identifier information. This identifier
information is required by law. You can enter up to 20 characters in the
text box. We suggest using eight characters for your identifier name,
followed by 12 characters for your telephone number.
information is required by law. You can enter up to 20 characters in the
text box. We suggest using eight characters for your identifier name,
followed by 12 characters for your telephone number.
11
If you want to receive faxes, click
Enable receive
.
-OR-
If you do not want to receive faxes, go to Step 14.
Important
Some fax machines cannot use special characters such
as hyphens. We suggest using spaces instead of hyphens
in telephone and fax numbers
as hyphens. We suggest using spaces instead of hyphens
in telephone and fax numbers