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Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing
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Click Fax Services , then click Next .
5
Click Finish to exit the Windows Components Wizard.
6
Click Exit to close the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box.
-OR-
Click Close to close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box.
Configuring Microsoft Fax
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. The Fax Configuration
Wizard opens the first time you try to send a fax.
To configure Microsoft Fax:
1
Click Start , All Programs , Accessories , Communications , Fax , then click Fax Console . The
Fax Configuration Wizard opens.
2
On the Welcome to Fax Configuration Wizard screen, click Next . The Sender Information
screen opens.
3
Type the information about yourself that you want to appear on your fax cover page, then
click
Next . The Select Device for Sending or Receiving Faxes screen opens.
4
Click the arrow to open the Please select the fax device list, then click the modem you
are using to send and receive faxes.
5
If you want the modem to automatically answer the telephone in order to receive faxes, click
the
Enable Receive check box.
6
Click Next . The Transmitting Subscriber Identification (TSID) screen opens.
Important
The first time you run the Fax Configuration Wizard, you may need to provide
information in the Location Information and the Phone and Modem Options dialog boxes.
Important
Some fax machines cannot use special characters such as hyphens. We
suggest using spaces instead of hyphens in telephone and fax numbers.
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