Are you on the go and need to send a fax or just don't want to buy a fax machine? Well here's your answer!
Edit Steps
- 1Check that your PC or laptop has a phone line card also called a modem.
Computer modem - 2Plug it in! Plug in a phone line from the modem to the wall jack.
Phone Cable - 3Check for a and run a fax program. You may have one pre-installed such as Windows Fax and Scan.
- 4Scan and save the document.
Flatbed Scanner - 5Send it to the recipient.
- 6Save the document then send it to the recipient.
Edit Tips
- Most modern computers come with faxing software. In iMac you use Preview software which comes with the system, go to file then print, then pdf button, then opens the fax window, choose your modem, type in your destination fax tel number, then fax. Open Office software can also fax. But this is very basic. PageSender software, for iMacs is whole suite of faxing functions allowing for faxing from your iMac as well as serving as a client for on line faxing. Seems their support is effective. Faxing from your computer in this case an iMac with PageSender should allow screening for spam faxes, faxing directly from your created documents in your computer without printing it and faxing via a fax machine, creating logs of incoming/outgoing faxes, scheduling your faxing tasks etc. thus saving paper/ink and skipping multiple steps in using a fax machine.
Edit Warnings
Edit Things You'll Need
- PC Modem/ for Macs external modem: 56 k US Robotics Ext modem
- Active Phone Line
- PC or Laptop
- Phone Cord
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Last edited:
March 23, 2012 by SudoKing
Categories:
Computers and Electronics
Recent edits by: Peter, Maluniu, Jack Herrick (see all)
