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Hack 49 Print to Fax on Windows
Treat fax machines like remote printers instead of remote copiers . Faxing a document traditionally involves two fax machines: one that scans your document and one that prints your document. If the document in question is already stored on a computer, it makes more sense to print the document from the computer to the target fax machine. This yields a much higher-quality fax, and it is much more convenient . On a Windows machine with a fax modem, you can install a Fax printer that behaves like any other system printer.
Windows XP and Windows 2000 will create a Fax printer when you install a fax-capable modem (Start Setting Control Panel Phone and Modem Options Modems Add . . . ). Using Acrobat or your authoring program, print your document to this Fax printer and a wizard will open . This fax wizard asks for the recipient's phone number and enables you to fill in a cover page. Upon completion, your modem will dial out to the destination fax machine and send your document.
If you fax PDFs frequently, consider adding a Print to Fax item to the PDF right-click context menu. Windows XP and 2000:
To integrate fax features into your network, use HylaFAX. Visit http://www. hylafax .org and http://www.ifax.com, and consult the fa.hylafax newsgroup. |
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