1. Receiving Faxes
If you've configured Windows Fax and Scan to receive
faxes, you can receive incoming faxes in your Inbox. You might want to
keep the Fax Monitor open at all times to make it easier to detect
incoming faxes. This is especially important if you did not configure
Fax and Scan to answer all calls automatically. To open Fax Monitor:
Open Windows Fax and Scan.
Choose Tools => Fax Status Monitor from the menu bar. The monitor opens as in Figure 2.
Optionally, close Windows Fax and Scan leaving only the monitor on the screen.
When the phone rings, you can pick up the handset on
your phone to see who is calling. If you hear the high-pitched sound of
an incoming fax, click Answer Call to accept the fax and add it to your
Windows Fax and Scan Inbox.
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Here's another way to get to your fax Inbox: Click
the Start button and choose Documents. In the Navigation pane, expand
Documents\My Documents and click Fax.
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If you use a fax server rather than a fax
modem in your own computer, you don't need to do anything to receive a
fax. The fax server will add the fax to your Inbox automatically. Just
check your Inbox occasionally to see what's available.
6. Working with Faxes
Windows Fax and Scan handles faxes in much the same
way Windows Live Mail handles e-mail. New faxes you receive are placed
in your Inbox. To see all the faxes in your Inbox:
Open Windows Fax and Scan .
In the left column, click Inbox under the Fax heading.
The top half of the main pane shows a header for
each received fax. The header includes the sender's name, subject,
time, pages, and other useful information. Click any header to see the
contents of the fax message in the lower pane. Double-click any header
to open the fax in a separate larger window. The rest is easy.
To reply to the fax, click the Reply toolbar button.
To forward the fax to another fax recipient, click Forward as Fax in the toolbar.
To forward the fax as an e-mail message, click Forward as E-mail.
To close the fax, click the Close (X) button.
You can also work directly with fax headers in the top pane of your Inbox. For example:
To print a fax, right-click its header and choose Print.
To delete a fax, click its header and click the Delete (red X) toolbar button, or right-click the header and choose Delete.
For more information on faxing with Windows 7 and basic troubleshooting techniques, search Windows 7's help for fax.
