Sending a Fax

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Sending a Fax

To fax the current document from Microsoft Word

For Word XP/2002/2003:

1.   Click the File menu.

2.   Click the FaxTalk option.



NOTE: You can also click the FaxTalk icon on the Word toolbar.

For Word 2007:

1.   Click on the FaxTalk tab.

2.   Click the Send a Fax icon.



NOTE: You can also add this icon to your Quick Access Toolbar in Word 2007 by right-clicking the Icon and selecting "Add to Quick Access Toolbar".

3.   The FaxTalk send dialog screen will appear. You can enter the recipient details in the Send dialog box and click Send. The document is then transmitted as a fax via FaxTalk.



NOTE: If your document contains FaxTalk Styles, the send dialog may not appear if you have disabled the option "Always show send screen when FaxTalk Styles are detected."

Fax current document settings

1.   In Word 2007, Click on the FaxTalk Tab. In Word XP/2002/2003,click on Tools, FaxTalk Macro Setup.

2.   In Word 2007, Click the FaxTalk Merge Macro Settings icon. The FaxTalk Merge Setup dialog box appears.

Always send the current document using fine resolution

Enable this option to always send faxes using the highest resolution available to FaxTalk. Fine (or High) resolution is 200 x 200 dots per inch. If you disable this option, faxes will be transmitted using Standard (or Low) resolution at 200 x 100 dots per inch.

NOTE: Disable this setting when you want to transmit your faxes at a higher speed and don't require high quality resolution.

Always display the send screen when FaxTalk styles are found

You can use styles to automatically retrieve the name, fax number and other details from a document via the use of Word styles. This option allows the send dialog box to appear allowing you to add additional information to the fax. When this option is disabled, and styles are used, the fax is immediately sent without any additional user interaction. This option is only applicable when there are FaxTalk specific styles defined in your Word document. For more information on defining Word Styles please see the section using the FaxTalk “Wfx” Styles.

NOTE: This option is specific to Send a Fax (Fax Current document) only. It does not apply to the FaxTalk Fax Merge.

Always print a copy of the current document after sending

This option allows you to print a copy of the current document to your printer immediately.  Choose the option Prompt before printing for the printer dialog box to appear prior to printing your document. Select the printer your document will be printed to.

NOTES:

·     You can add any FaxTalk Merge Macro icon to your Quick Access Toolbar for easy access in Word 2007. Right-click the desired icon and select "Add to Quick Access Toolbar"

·     When you click on the FaxTalk icon, or the FaxTalk item from the File menu, the printer driver is set to FaxTak and the document is printed to FaxTalk. Once completed, the original printer driver is restored. You do not need to choose the FaxTalk printer driver, or switch back to your default printer after the fax is completed.

·     For Word 2002/XP/2003, If you do not see the FaxTalk menu options or the FaxTalk icon on your Word toolbar, click Tools, Templates and Add-Ins and enable the “FaxTalk2k.dot” add-in. Also see the section "About Word Macro Security".