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Dialing Numbers from Windows Applica-
tions
You can use Amanda Dialer with Windows 3.11 or Windows 95. Most 
Windows programs are compatible with Amanda Dialer because they use 
Ctrl+C to copy selected text to the Windows clipboard. If you have a 
problem using Amanda Dialer from any application, copy the telephone 
number to the Windows clipboard before clicking the Amanda Dialer button.
With Windows 3.11
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To dial a number:
1. Click the Amanda Dialer button. 
2. Select the telephone number to be dialed from the active window in any 
Windows application.
3. Right-click the selected number.
The number should appear in the Number to Dial dialog box. 
4. If it is correct, select Dial. 
Amanda dials the displayed number.
N
OTE:If right-clicking the selected number displays a context 
menu and the Amanda Dialer - Dial Number dialog box 
does 
not appear, move...

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2. Click the number to be redialed. 

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Chapter 4
Using Amanda Fax
Introducing Amanda Fax
You can use Amanda Fax from any Windows application that has a Print 
command. You can send documents, spreadsheets, pictures, or anything else 
that the application can print. You can:
 Fax an item to another location via Amanda Voice Server’s fax mo-
dem
 Create a fax message to be mailed to users on your Amanda system
 Save the item as a file that can be:
 Sent later as a fax via Amanda Voice Server’s fax modem
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Sending a Fax
You can send a fax through the Amanda Voice Server’s fax modem from a 
Windows application.
To send a fax from a Windows application:
1. Select the application’s Print command.
2. Change the printer to Amanda Fax then click OK.
The Amanda Fax dialog box appears.
3. Click Fax Out….
The Amanda Fax Logon dialog box appears so Amanda Fax can verify 
that you have a mailbox and security code on the Amanda Voice Server 
to be used.
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9. Indicate where to send this fax by doing one of the following:
 Type the fax number in the text portion of the Fax Number drop-
down combo box. (It may be necessary to prefix the fax number 
with an access code, such as 9 followed by a comma for an outside 
line.)
 Select a previously used fax number from the list portion of the 
drop-down combo box.
10. Click OK.
The Amanda Fax dialog reappears.
11. Click Close or send this fax again.
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6. Click OK.
The Amanda Fax dialog box reappears.
7. Click Close or send this fax again.
Sending a Fax Message
You can send a fax message to another user of your Amanda system from a 
Windows application. This requires you to use Amanda Messenger as well as 
Amanda Fax.
To send a fax message from a Windows application:
1. Select the application’s Print command.
2. Change the printer to Amanda Fax then click OK.
The Amanda Fax dialog box appears.
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b. Change the settings if necessary then click OK.
The Messenger Logon dialog box reappears.
c. Type your mailbox in the Mailbox text box. 
Your mailbox is probably the same as your extension number, but it 
doesn’t have to be. Check with your system administrator to be 
sure. 
d. Type your security code in the Security Code text box. 
(This is the same security code that you use to access Amanda over 
the telephone.) 
e. Click OK. 
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