.1 The Fax-Preview-Window

CoMa is able to display the fax pages in preview-windows. But there are two principle problems about the number of possible preview-windows:

1. the size of the monitor

You can only view the display at 12 % of the size on a 14" monitor.

2. Memory space

A full 200 dpi A4 page needs 600 kB memory, therefore only 4 pages can be displayed with 4 Mb memory. More pages will be displayed if not all of the A4 page is used.

It does not matter if the first page is an ASCII-text (editor of CoMa) or ASCII-data of a different editor, the second page a PICT graphic and the third page a fax file. You can mix all pages at leisure.

If you need to send more than 32 pages, or memory space will only allow less preview, use the "send folder" function previously described. Please remember that no preview will take place, also any pages still in preview will also be transmitted.

Opening a fax preview window

To open a fax page for transmission either load a ready page via the pull-down-menu file (Txt, Fax, PICT) or open a short text editor with the function "New text" and enter a text. You can also use these commands from the main dialog-box of CoMa.

If you have loaded many fax pages already you can have the pages sorted on the monitor. For this you will find two entries in the pull-down-menu "window": 

Stack

All fax windows will be displayed stacked on each other.

Tile

The windows are reduced and displayed like mosaic tiles next to each other.

 

To activate a hidden window you can use the function keys. This works only up to page 7 though. If more pages are opened you have to use the pull-down-menu "windows".

Every time a fax window is activated you find all functions for this window in the menue bar on top of it.

Zoom ( +, -)

As described previously, you can zoom in and out using these buttons from the number key pad. Dependent upon the size of your monitor this function becomes more or less useful. 

With a 14" monitor it is very necessary, as a full fax page will not be displayed without it. If you use a big screen (1152x870 pixel) with 50% zoom you can read the hole DIN A4 page.

We could give you a lot of technical jargon here, the easiest method is just try it and suit yourself, you can though adjust the zoom step in previously described "parameters".

Turn (T)

This function allows you to turn a received fax page through 180 degrees. This is for those special occasions that an idiot decides it will be fun to get you stood on your head or turning the monitor upside down, or making you print it to read it. Just use it and giggle.

Make Job (J) 
This command is used to create a time delayed fax. Once selected a dialogue box is opened and you can make the necessary entries.

Editor (E) 

This function opens CoMa´s own editor, and is useful for short fax messages only, as it is restricted to 32 kB. To save the fax page select pull-down-menu "File" and from this "save as", from here you can save it how and where you wish.

F?? (Fax-File)

CoMa creates a compressed file, utilising less memory.

PICT

The page will be stored in relatively low compressed Mac-graphic standard. The advantage; most Mac programmes can read such a file. A received fax can be processed and CoMa saves the page with 200 dpi.

The lower parts of this pull-down-menu enable you to provide the fax window with a header and footer graphic.

Attention:

This function should only be used if the fax page has been created in ASCII-text, so that the header and footer are matched to the text correctly.