Internet fax FAQ’s

How do you send an internet fax?

- Typically it can be done through email or the internet fax services web interface. The quickest and easiest way would be though email. The internet fax providers all pretty much handle faxes though email the same way. You create a new email message and in the To: field you would add the country code followed by the number you’re sending to @myprovider.com. So for example I want to fax Mr. Smith an invoice, in the To: field of the email I would add 18001234567@myprovider.com. In the subject I could add “Attention Mr. Smith” if i wanted. Thats pretty much it, I would also attach the document I wished to fax. Which is typically a .pdf file or word doc.

What if I need a cover page?

- Any text in the body of the email would become the cover page. For formal cover pages with logos dates and times and what not. Your best option would be to use the web interface of your provider. They’ll have it set up and built so you can just fill in the blanks.

Do I need to download software for internet faxing?

- No additional software is required. All you need is access to email. Microsoft has however developed a plug in for Office 2003 & 2007 which will let you send a fax directly from Office if you chose to do so. Your fax provider would have more info on that.

I have/was thinking of getting a Mac, will that be a problem?

- Not at all, like I said it’s based on email. You can use your favorite mail client. Like Outlook, Outlook Express, Mac Mail, Thunderbird. You can even send faxes directly from websites like hotmail, yahoo or gmail

Also, if you can send/receive email from your phone or PDA. You can also send and receive faxes. Provided your device can handle .pdf files which most can.