Copyright: Copyright 1998-2003 Thought Communications, Inc.
Citation: FaxTalk(r) is a registered trademark and FaxTalk Communicator, and FaxTalk CallControl are trademarks of Thought Communications, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.


Introduction

FaxTalk CallControl is a program that resides in the Windows system tray and handles incoming and outgoing calls. This allows the software to handle incoming and outgoing communications without requiring the FaxTalk Communicator application to be loaded into memory. CallControl also provides convenient direct access to many of the commonly used functions of FaxTalk Communicator via CallControl’s right-click menu.

With CallControl’s right-click menu you can access several of the FaxTalk applications including the main application and the Fax Viewer. You can send a fax directly from CallControl and check the status of incoming or outgoing transactions. The right-click menu also provides quick access to answering options and configuration settings.

You can close CallControl by selecting the Exit command from CallControl’s right-click menu. Closing CallControl will prevent FaxTalk Communicator from answering any calls or sending any faxes.

Note

•	CallControl is automatically loaded each time you load Windows. If you want to prevent the automatic loading of CallControl disable the Automatically load CallControl when loading Windows setting on the General tab in the configuration settings of the program.

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Accessing FaxTalk applications from CallControl

Using CallControl’s right-click menu you can access the FaxTalk Communicator and Fax Viewer applications. You can also double click on the CallControl icon to open the FaxTalk Communicator application directly.

Sending a fax from CallControl is just as easy. You can select the Send a Fax command from CallControl’s right-click menu to send a fax. This allows you to send faxes quickly and easily without having to open the FaxTalk Communicator application.

FaxTalk CallControl also includes access to program status and configuration options.


Checking program status with CallControl

You can check the status of FaxTalk Communicator by clicking the FaxTalk Status command on CallControl’s right-click menu. The FaxTalk Status screen displays the current status of the software as well as number of received items and faxes scheduled to be sent.

Tips

•	You can have the FaxTalk Status screen display automatically anytime FaxTalk Communicator is sending or receiving faxes by enabling the Pop up FaxTalk Status while sending or receiving faxes setting on the Announce tab in the configuration settings of the program.


Closing CallControl

You can close the FaxTalk CallControl program by right-clicking on the CallControl icon in the Windows system tray and selecting the Exit command.

You can reload the CallControl program by double-clicking on the FaxTalk CallControl icon in the FaxTalk Communicator program group. CallControl will also load when sending a fax or loading the FaxTalk Communicator or Program Configuration applications.

Note

•	CallControl is automatically loaded each time you load Windows unless the Automatically load CallControl when loading Windows setting on the General tab in the configuration settings of the program is disabled.


Accessing program configuration from CallControl

You can access the configuration settings of FaxTalk Communicator directly from CallControl by selecting the Configure command from CallControl’s right-click menu.


Enabling automatic answer with CallControl

You can enable and disable CallControl’s ability to automatically answer all incoming calls quickly and easily from CallControl’s right-click menu. CallControl will automatically answer the phone if the Auto Answer command has a checkmark next to it.


FaxTalk Status

The FaxTalk Status screen displays the current status of the FaxTalk Communicator software. The status information includes the current activity of the modem, number of items received, number of faxes scheduled to send. To obtain a more detailed status of an incoming or outgoing transaction you can click the Details button. The FaxTalk Status screen then expands to display detailed information regarding the transaction.

Tips

•	You can have the FaxTalk Status screen display automatically anytime FaxTalk Communicator is sending or receiving faxes by enabling the Pop up FaxTalk Status while sending or receiving faxes setting on the Announce tab in the configuration settings of the program.