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10If you set up your notebook 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 
Next. The Configuration Summary screen opens.
11Click Finish.
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...

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5If you want to send your fax to more than one recipient, click Add and 
type the name and fax number of the next recipient.
6When you have added all your recipients, click Next. The Preparing the Cover 
Page screen opens.
7Click the arrow to open the Cover page template, then click the cover page 
template you want to use.
8Type the subject text in the Subject line area.
9Type the message text in the Note area, then click Next. The Schedule...

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Setting up your cover page template
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Setting up your cover page 
template
You can create your own cover page template that you can use in place of the 
cover page templates that Microsoft Fax provides for you. To create a cover page 
template, you use the Fax Cover Page Editor. On this template, you insert 
information fields that automatically import values you enter in both the Send 
Fax Wizard and the Fax Configuration Wizard when you send your fax.
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Faxing from programs
To fax a document directly from most programs:
1Open your document in the program it was created in.
2Click File, then click Print. The Print dialog box opens.
3Click the arrow button to open the Name list, then click the Fax printer.
4Click Print or OK. The Send Fax Wizard opens.
5Complete the wizard by following the instructions in “Sending a simple 
fax” on page 81.
Faxing a scanned document
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Receiving and viewing a fax
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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  v i e w  a  f a x ,  c l i c k  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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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.
-OR-
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Automatically cancelling a fax
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Automatically cancelling a fax
If your notebook 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.
-OR-
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Using Multimedia
This chapter provides information on using the multimedia 
capabilities of your notebook. Read this chapter to learn 
how to:
■Adjust the volume
■Record and play audio files
■Use Windows Media Player
■Use the Audio/Video controls
■Use a DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW drive
■Play CDs and DVDs
■Create CDs
■Use the memory card reader or optional diskette drive
■Attach a digital camera or digital video camera to your 
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■View the display on a monitor, projector, or television 

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Adjusting the volume
You can use the volume controls to adjust the overall volume and the volume 
of specific sound devices in your notebook.
To adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls:
■If you are using external speakers, turn the knob on the front of the 
speakers.
-OR-
Use the mute and volume controls on the audio control panel. For more 
information, see “Using the audio/video controls” on page 97.
-OR-
Use the mute button on the...