Can I send faxes from my laptop?

[TheNiteHwk]

I remember a couple years ago someone told me I could send faxes from my desktop at my office.

I'm going to be working from home p/t and it's possible I may have word doc etc that I need to send to someone who has fax but not e-mail or puter. I may get a combo print/scan/fax machine later... but don't want to invest in that right now.

So... my question is: Can I send faxes from my laptop in my home office?

I have Rogers high speed internet and Rogers home phone.

(I assume I'll have to plug phone line into my puter, right?)

If possible:

What software will I need. Where can get? Cost?

Thanks in advance for any info/help.

 

[hunter001]

Generally you need a internal modem in your laptop and fax software. If you have a combo printer/scanner at home they usually bundle fax software with the printer/scanner.

If not I am sure you could find some free fax software on the net.

With Rogers home phone I am not sure if you can plug a modem/phone directly into a jack. If you can, then it should not be a problem.

 

[juanbrujo]

What operating system are you using?

If you are using Windows XP and provided that you have a modem you can send a fax by:

How to Start the Send Fax Wizard

To start the Send Fax Wizard, use one of the following methods:

In the Fax console:

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, point to Fax, and then click Fax Console.
2. In the Fax console, click New Fax or click Send a Fax on the File menu.

In the Print dialog box:

1. Start the program that you want. For example, start Microsoft Word 2002.
2. On the File menu, click Print.
3. In the Print dialog box, click Fax in the Name box, and then click OK.

In Control Panel:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware in the Pick a category box.
3. In the or pick a Control Panel icon box, click Printers and Faxes.
4. In the Printer Tasks box, click Send a fax.

How to Create and Send the Fax

1. In the Welcome to the Send Fax Wizard dialog box, click Next.
2. In the Recipient Information dialog box, type the recipient name in the To box, type the recipient fax number in the Fax number box, or use the Address Book to click the recipient name, and then click Next.

NOTE: If you want to send the fax to more than one recipient, type the recipient information in the appropriate boxes, and then click Add. The recipient appears in the box and the boxes are cleared so that you can type additional recipient information.

When you finish adding recipients, click Next.

3. In the Preparing the Cover Page dialog box, click the template that you want to use in the Cover page template box.
4. If you want to edit the information that appears on the cover page, click Sender Information.
5. Type the subject that you want to appear on the cover page of the fax in the Subject line box, and then type a cover page note in the Note box if you want to include a note.
6. Click Next.
7. In the Schedule dialog box, click the time that you want to send the fax, for example, click Now.
8. In the What is the fax priority box, click the priority that you want (a higher priority allows this fax item to be sent before another similarly scheduled and lower priority item), and then click Next.
9. In the Completing the Send Fax Wizard dialog box, confirm the options that you selected, and then click Finish.

 

[TheNiteHwk]

Thanks...

<<<"If you are using Windows XP and provided that you have a modem you can send a fax by:">>>


That's great. Thanks.

What type of modem though? My phone is Rogers home phone so it comes in on a cable wire, cable wire is plug into a modem and phone is plug into modem. Is this same type of modem? So can I unplug phone and just plug puter in? Or maybe I can get a splitter and plug in both? (so I don't have to unplug my phone all the time)

 

[papasmerf]

Just about all modern laptops have a built in modem.

 

[gimmedub]

try efax

this might be the solution for you...

www.efax.com