The MACFORMAT fax-back service

Is the back issue you're after sold out? Did the dog eat your prized MACFORMAT collection? Fear not, help is at hand with the MACFORMAT fax-back service. Just call us on your fax machine, key in the code for the review, how-to or group test that you want, and it's faxed right back to you automatically.
(Note that you need a combined phone/fax.)
We've just enlarged the range of articles available through this service ­ here's the complete listing. All you need to do is follow these three simple steps:

  1. Dial 0891 154662 and wait for a fax check
  2. Then key in the three-digit code listed below for your chosen feature
  3. Press Start/Send to receive the fax-back

If you run into any difficulties, contact our fax-back helpline on 0870 120 1240
(Helpline open Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm; calls from the UK charged at local rate)

Product reviews Code
PowerBook 1400 (2 pgs) MF45 001
Photoshop 4 & alternatives (4 pgs) MF47 002
FreeHand 7 & alternatives (4 pgs) MF47 003
Apple MessagePad 2000 & 130 (3 pgs) MF48 004
CorelDraw 6 (4 pgs) MF44 016
Hitachi 17MVXv2 monitor (1 pg) MF44 017
Canvas 5 (3 pgs) MF49 023
Fractal Design Expression (2 pgs) MF49 024
Cinema 4D v4.2.3 (4 pgs) MF50 027
Adobe PageMaker 6.5 (3 pgs) MF50 028
SuperCard 3.0 (3 pgs) MF51 031
Spreadsheet 2000 (3 pgs) MF52 033
Apple PowerBook 3400c/240 (2 pgs) MF53 034
Wingz spreadsheet (2 pgs) MF53 035
Kai's Photo Soap (3 pgs) MF54 036
Adobe Illustrator 7.0 (3 pgs) MF54 037
Adobe Dimensions 3.0 (2 pgs) MF54 038
Norton Utilities 3.5 (2 pgs) MF54 039
Fractal Design Painter 5 (3 pgs) MF55 040
Connectix Virtual PC PC emulator (2 pgs) MF55 041
Macromedia Director 6 Multimedia Studio (4 pgs) MF56 050
Mac OS 8 (5 pgs) MF56 051
Flash 2 (1 pg) MF56 052
Netscape Communicator 4.0 (3 pgs) MF57 055
Techworks Power3D card 2pgs MF58 063
ClarisWorks 5 Office 4pgs MF58 064
Enhance 4.0 3pgs MF58 065
Insignia Solutions RealPC emulator 2pgs MF58 066
ClarisWorks for Kids 3pgs MF59 067
Art Dabbler 3pgs MF59 068
G3 Macs: first tests, MacPower G3 upgrade 7pgs MF60 069
FileMaker Pro 4 4pgs MF60 070
Multi-Ad Creator2 v1.0 3pgs MF60 071
QuarkXPress 4.0 4pgs MF61 089
MacPublisher 3pgs MF61 090
Multi-Ad Creator2 v1.0 4pgs MF61 091
 
How-to's
Handling foreign graphics formats

    Part 1: first steps

(2 pgs) MF40 005

    Part 2: converting formats

(3 pgs) MF41 006

    Part 3: which software?

(2 pgs) MF42 007
Create a duotone in QuarkXPress (1 pg) MF45 008
Relational database basics (2 pgs) MF42 018
Using relational functions in FileMaker Pro 3

    Part 1:

(2 pgs) MF43 019

    Part 2:

(2 pgs) MF44 020
All about memory and how to upgrade it (6 pgs) MF49 025
How to upgrade your Mac

    Overview (2 pgs)

(2 pgs) MF52 042

    Adding more RAM

(3 pgs) MF52 043

    Expansion cards & hard disk upgrades

(3 pgs) MF52 044
Create charts in ClarisWorks (2 pgs) MF52 045
Networking & Internet connection basics (6 pgs) MF53 053
Ten ways to make more of your RAM (5 pgs) MF56 053
MIDI/music troubleshooting tips (3 pgs) MF57 056
Speed up your Mac

    (1) Set-up tips, tricks,techniques

(4 pgs) MF58 072

    (2) Automation, on-line and OS 8 tips

(5 pgs) MF58 073

    (3)Tips for speeding up applications

(6 pgs) MF58 074

    (4) Shareware speed-up utilities

(4 pgs) MF58 075
Scripting in FileMaker Pro

    Part 1

(2 pgs) MF58 076

    Part 2

(3 pgs) MF59 077
20 tips to improve Find File (2 pgs) MF59 078
How to create and use a RAM disk (1 pg) MF60 079
ClarisWorks shortcuts (2 pgs) MF60 080
Ten Drag-and-drop tips (2 pgs) MF60 081
Improve your printing (4 pgs) MF61 092
 
Group tests
Storage devices (9 pgs) MF43 009
Buying a CD-ROM drive (4 pgs) MF44 010
PC emulation (8 pgs) MF46 011
Input devices (9 pgs) MF47 012
3D software overview (2 pgs) MF47 013
Removable storage (8 pgs) MF48 014
Storage basics (2 pgs) MF48 015
Choosing a printer (2 pgs) MF44 021
Animation software overview (4 pgs) MF51 032
Networking & Internet software overview (6 pgs) MF53 047
Photoshop plug-ins roundup (5 pgs) MF55 048
Data security utility software (2 pgs) MF55 049
CyberStudio 2 vs FrontPage 1.0 (4 pgs) MF56 054
Digital cameras (8 pgs) MF57 057
"Photo-quality" colour printers (5 pgs) MF57 058
Joysticks and controllers (7 pgs) MF58 082
"Gadgets" (5 pgs) MF58 083
Mono laser printers (6 pgs) MF61 093
 
Features
Gil Amelio interview (3 pgs) MF44 022
Ten most common Mac problems solved (5 pgs) MF47 026
Rhapsody and Apple's future OS strategy (3 pgs) MF50 029
50 best shareware programs (4 pgs) MF50 030
Digital imaging

    (1) Introduction, scanning tips

(5 pgs) MF57 059

    (2) Image manipulation basics

(5 pgs) MF57 060

    (3) Storing and sorting digital images

(1 pg) MF57 061

    (4) Output on paper & on-line; printer types

(3 pgs) MF57 062
Mac OS 8 tips and enhancements (4 pgs) MF59 084
3D: the state of the art

    3D basics

(3 pgs) MF60 085

    Pro-level 3D programs head-to-head

(11 pgs) MF60 086

    Alternative 3D programs round-up

(2 pgs) MF60 087
Training courses, CDs, etc (4 pgs) MF60 088

Fax-back calls cost 50p per minute at all times. The service takes between two and eight minutes per page, depending on the quality of the phone line, specifications of your fax machine and the number of photographs on a page. Introductory pages with illustrations only will not be included, only pages with text.