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Introduction

The Fax Viewer provides a number of tools for manipulating the fax images you are viewing. Use the Fax Viewer to view, and print fax documents.

Fax Viewer toolbar

The Fax Viewer includes a toolbar of commonly used functions such as opening, printing and saving faxes. To enable the Fax Viewer toolbar, select Toolbar from the View menu. The Fax Viewer toolbar appears below the menu bar. You can toggle between large and small icons on the toolbar using the Large Buttons command on the View menu.


Opening a fax

To open a fax document in the Fax Viewer:

1.	Select the Open command on the File menu.

2.	Select the fax document you wish to open.

3.	Click the OK button.


Saving a fax

To save a fax document in the Fax Viewer:

1.	Select the Save As command on the File menu.

2.	Enter the filename you wish to save the fax file as.

3.	Click the OK button.


Rearranging pages in a fax

The Fax Viewer includes the ability to rearrange the order of pages in a fax document.

To rearrange pages in a fax document:

1.	Select a zoom level that allows you to view all of the fax pages.

2.	Click and hold the left mouse button on the edge of the fax page you wish to move. The cursor changes to a four-arrow style pointer.

3.	Drag the fax page to the desired location and release the left mouse button.


Changing the zoom level

You can change the size of the fax displayed in the Fax Viewer. The display options include fitting the page to the width of the viewer window, fitting the page to the height of the viewer window, and selecting a preset or custom zoom level.

There are several ways to change the zoom level in the Fax Viewer:

•	Select the Zoom In and Zoom Out commands on the View menu.

•	Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons on the Fax Viewer Toolbar.

•	Input custom zoom levels by selecting the Zoom command on the View menu and entering the percentage level desired.

•	Select the Fit to Window (Width or Height) command on the View menu.

•	Select a preset zoom level directly on the Fax Viewer Toolbar.


Flipping a fax

Sometimes you may receive a fax upside down. When viewing an upside down fax you can flip it so that it is displayed right side up. To flip a fax document 180 degrees, select the Flip command on the View menu or click the Flip button on the Fax Viewer toolbar.


Rotating a fax

When viewing a fax you can rotate in intervals of 90 degrees. To rotate a fax document 90 degrees to the left or right, select the Rotate Left or Rotate Right command on the View menu or click the Rotate Left or Rotate Right button on the Fax Viewer toolbar.


Navigating between pages in a fax

When viewing a multi-page fax, use the window scroll bar to move between pages. You can also use Goto Page, Next Page and Previous Page commands on the View menu to navigate to specific pages.


Displaying thumbnails

You can display the fax pages as thumbnails to help you navigate and arrange a fax. To display thumbnail versions of a fax document, select the Thumbnails command on the View menu or click the Thumbnails button on the Fax Viewer Toolbar.

Tips

•	To zoom in on a page viewed in thumbnail mode double-click the desired page.


Improving the appearance of a fax

You can improve the appearance of a fax using the anti-aliasing feature of the Fax Viewer. Anti-aliasing is a technique used to improve the visual appearance of a fax document by smoothing the edges of letters. To enable anti-aliasing, select the Anti-aliasing command on the View menu or click the Anti-aliasing button on the Fax Viewer Toolbar.


Reversing the display of a fax

The Fax Viewer displays a fax as black text on a white background. You can change this to white text on a black background using reverse video. To display a fax in reverse video, select the Reverse Video command on the View menu.


Exporting a fax

You can export pages from a fax into graphic files for use in other programs.

To export a fax page:

1.	Select the page you wish to export.

2.	Select the Export command on the File menu.

3.	Enter the filename and click OK.

Note

•	If the fax document consists of multiple pages, you have the option of exporting the whole document to a fax file only or selecting individual pages to export to graphic file formats such as .BMP or .PCX. Graphic files such as .BMP and .PCX do not support saving multiple pages to a single file.


Deleting pages in a fax

You can delete individual pages from a fax. This is useful when you want to remove a coversheet from a document you received that you want to send to other recipients.

To delete a page from a fax document:

1.	Click on the fax page you wish to delete.

2.	Select the Delete command on the Edit menu.

3.	To select multiple pages hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on the fax pages.


Printing a fax

To print a fax document from the Fax Viewer:

1.	Select the Print command on the File menu or click the Print button on the Fax Viewer Toolbar.

2.	Select the print range and number of copies.

3.	Click OK to print the document to the selected printer.


Zoom

Enter the percentage value of the zoom level and click the OK button. You can enter a range of 1 to 200 percent.


Go To Page

Enter the page number you wish to display and click the OK button.