You can fax multiple documents quickly and easily from WinFax. Simply print each document to the WinFax printer driver, and WinFax assembles them all in the Send dialog. To change the order of the fax pages, drag the thumbnail images in the Send dialog into the desired order.
WinFax includes a variety of multimedia demonstrations designed to help you learn how to use WinFax. To start a demonstration, start Message Manager, and then click Show Me on the Help menu.
To use older versions of communications programs (such as AOL or CompuServe) while WinFax is running, you may need to disable Automatic Receive on the Controller menu before starting the other program.
For quick access to the most popular WinFax features, use the Controller.\n\nRight click the Controller icon on the Windows taskbar to send a fax, view a fax, enable automatic reception, start Message Manager, start Program Setup, and more!
Use the WinFax Answer Wizard to get answers to all of your "how do I?" questions. You can start the Answer Wizard from the Help menu in Message Manager.
You can right click most areas in Message Manager to open a menu for the most popular commands.
You can drag and drop items in most WinFax windows.\n\nFor example, you can drag and drop faxes and cover pages to move them to another folder.
To minimize formatting changes in a document you want to fax, select the WinFax printer before creating the document.\n\nOr, select the WinFax printer, then review your document to make sure the fonts and layout display correctly.
To customize a toolbar, right click the toolbar, and then click the appropriate option.
To get help on any item in a dialog, click the What's This (?) button in the top right corner of the dialog, then click the item you want help on.\n\nTry this in Program Setup.
If someone faxes a form to you, you can fill in the form in WinFax and then fax it back to the sender, without having to print the form!\n\nOpen the faxed form in Viewer, enable Annotation on the View menu, then use the Annotation buttons on the toolbar to fill in the form.
You can schedule a fax to send it at a later time, perhaps to take advantage of lower long distance rates. In the Send dialog, click Advanced on the Recipient menu.
You can preview a fax before sending it to ensure it looks the way you want or to add a note to it. In the Send dialog, click Preview And Send on the File menu.
Instead of faxing a document, you can send the actual file so the recipient can edit it. For example, send an Excel or WordPerfect file.\n\nFor more information, look up "binary file transfer" in the online help index.
If you do not have a modem attached to your computer, you can use a modem attached to another WinFax station on your network. \n\nFor more information, look up "fax sharing" in the online help index.
You can charge faxes to your telephone calling card.\n\nTo set up your calling cards, start Program Setup and double click Calling Cards.
You can use a wizard to guide you step-by-step when sending faxes.\n\nStart Program Setup, double click Send and enable the Use Send Fax Wizard option.
You can add your signature to faxes and cover pages by creating a WinFax stamp from your signature. Create a stamp from your logo too!\n\nFor more information, look up "stamps" in the online help index.
You can add your company logo to a cover page to create a custom cover page. \n\nFor more information, look up "logo" in the online help index.
The Send dialog has been re-designed to make it easier to use. For a summary of what has changed, open the Send dialog and click What's New on the Help menu.
To pause the sending of all faxes in your Outbox, open the Outbox folder and then click Hold All on the Send menu.\n\nTo start sending the faxes again, click Release All on the Send menu.
You can fax any document directly from your Windows desktop. In Windows Explorer, right click the document you want to fax, point to Send To, and then click WinFax PRO.
Create shortcuts to log folders and phonebooks and place them on your Windows desktop or Start menu.\n\nTo create a shortcut, click the appropriate log folder or phonebook, then click Create Shortcut on the File menu.
You can set up your pager so that WinFax notifies you when you receive a fax. Start Program Setup and double click Pager.\n\nFor more information, look up "pager notification" in the online help index.
You can assign keywords and billing codes for each fax you send. This is useful, for example, if you bill faxes to clients.\n\nStart Program Setup, double click Send, click the General tab, and then enable Prompt For Keywords And Billing Code.
If you receive fax pages sideways or upside down, you can rotate them to correct this. While viewing the fax in Viewer click the appropriate rotation command on the View menu.\n\nIf pages are only slightly askew, disable Annotation on the View menu, then click Deskew on the Tools menu.
If you want to keep records of your faxes, but you do not want to save the fax pages, you can customize the automatic deletion and archiving options.\n\nStart Program Setup and double click Message Management.
You can customize the column settings in log folders, phonebooks, cover page folders, and so on. If you want to apply the settings for one folder to all other folders, right click the folder you want to copy the settings for, then click Copy Headings from the menu that appears.
You can set up two modems and two phone lines with WinFax. This feature allows you to double your faxing capabilities or to reserve one line for receiving only.
You can update your installation of WinFax using the LiveUpdate program. LiveUpdate connects to either the Symantec Web site or the Symantec BBS, and then automatically searches for and installs updated program files.\n\nTo use LiveUpdate, start Message Manager, and then click LiveUpdate on the Help menu.
You can use WinFax with fax devices other than modems (for example, ISDN cards). To use another device, start Program Setup, double click Modems And Other Fax Devices, and click Add.
To help you configure WinFax features, WinFax includes several helpful wizards. To view a list of wizards, start Message Manager, click Setup on the Tools menu, and then point to Guided Setup.
You can use phonebooks from other applications in WinFax. To set up external phonebooks in WinFax, start Message Manager, click New on the File menu, and then click Phonebook.
You can now protect your WinFax data using the backup feature. To use the backup feature, start Program Setup, double click Backup And Restore, click the Backup tab, and select the items you want to backup.
You can now preview fax pages and fill in the cover page directly on the Send dialog.
You can use your scanner with WinFax. When WinFax detects a supported scanner installed on your computer, the scan commands appear on the Tools menu in Message Manager.
