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Installing and configuring Fax
Installing Fax
Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using your modem. When 
Windows XP was originally installed on your computer, Fax was not installed. 
You need to install Fax from your blue Operating SystemCD.
To install Fax:
1Insert the blue Operating SystemCD in your DVD drive.
2If the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box opens, click Install 
optional Windows components
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5Click Exit to close the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box.
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Click 
Close to close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box.
Configuring 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.
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To configure Microsoft Fax:
1Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Fax 
Console
. The Fax Configuration Wizard opens.
2On the Welcome to Fax Configuration Wizard screen, click Next. The Sender 
Information screen opens.
3Type the information about yourself that you want to appear on your fax 
cover page, then click 
Next. The Select Device for Sending or Receiving Faxes 
screen opens.
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8Click Next.
9If you set up your computer to receive faxes, type the receiving fax 
identifier information, then click 
Next. This identifier information is 
required by law and can be the same identifier that you typed in Step 7. 
The Routing Options screen opens.
10If you set up your computer to receive faxes, select a folder you want to 
store received faxes in and a printer you want to print received faxes on, 
then click 
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Sending a simple fax
You can use the Send Fax Wizard to send a simple one-page fax to one or more 
recipients.
To send a simple fax:
1Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Send 
a Fax
. The Send Fax Wizard opens.
2On the Welcome to Fax Configuration Wizard screen, click Next. The Recipient 
Information screen opens.
3Type the name and fax number of the recipient of your fax.
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8Type the subject text in the Subject line area.
9Type the message text in the Note area, then click Next. The Schedule screen 
opens.
10Select when you want to send the fax and a priority for the fax, then click 
Next. The Completing the Send Fax Wizard screen opens.
11Click Finish.
Setting up your cover page 
template
You can create your own cover page template that you can use in place of the 
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4If you want to include a logo that appears on your cover page, copy it to 
the Windows clipboard, then paste it into the Cover Page Editor and move 
it to the appropriate place on your template.
5To save your cover page template, click File, then click Save As. The Save 
As dialog box opens with your personal cover pages folder already in the 
Save in list.
6Type the new cover page template name.
7Click Save.
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4Click Print or OK. The Send Fax Wizard opens.
5Complete the wizard by following the instructions in “Sending a simple 
fax” on page 116.
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.
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Automatically retry sending a fax
You can set up Fax so it continues to try sending your fax if the receiving fax 
machine is busy.
To automatically retry sending a 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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Automatically cancelling 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...