CHAPTER 5: Sending and Receiving Faxes

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3Click Delete to cancel the fax.

4Click Yes.

Automatically canceling a fax

If your computer tried to send a fax and failed to connect to a fax machine, you can automatically cancel a failed fax.

To automatically cancel a failed fax:

1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.

2If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. Click View installed printers or fax printers. The Printers and Faxes window opens.

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If your Control Panel is in Classic View, double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens.

3Right-click Fax, then click Properties. The Fax Properties dialog box opens.

4Click the Devices tab, then click Properties. The Modem dialog box opens.

5Click the Cleanup tab.

6Click to select the Automatically delete failed faxes after check box and specify the number of days.

7Click OK.

Receiving and viewing a fax

To receive and view a fax:

1Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Fax Console. The Fax Console opens. When the Fax Console is open, it detects incoming faxes and stores them in the Inbox.

2To view a fax, click Inbox, then double-click the fax you want to view. The fax viewer opens, where you can view and print the fax.

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