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Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing
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Installing and configuring Microsoft Fax
This chapter describes using Microsoft Fax and your dial-up modem. You cannot send
or receive a fax using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. Many
Internet services exist that let you send or receive faxes using a broadband connection.
Your dial-up modem cable must be installed before you can send and receive faxes.
You cannot use your standard telephone modem to connect to the Internet while
sending and receiving faxes.
Installing Fax
Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using your dial-up modem. When
Windows was originally installed on your computer, Fax may not have been installed.
To install Fax:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The
Control Panel
window opens.
Click/Double-click Add and Remove Programs. The
Add or Remove Programs
dialog box opens. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows
Components Wizard opens.
2 Click Fax Services, then click Next.
3 Click Finish to exit the Windows Components Wizard.
4 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.
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.