How to Send Fax Messages using Open Office


Fax messages can be sent by using Open Office. The process is very simple and for those who don’t know what Open Office is, It is an Open source alternative to MS- Office. You can download it at Download OpenOffice.org.

Sending Faxes and Configuring OpenOffice.org for Faxing

To send a fax directly from OpenOffice.org, you need a fax modem and a fax driver that allows applications to communicate with the fax modem.

Sending a Fax Through the Print Dialog

1. Open the Print dialog by choosing File – Print and select the fax driver in the Name list box.
2. Clicking OK opens the dialog for your fax driver, where you can select the fax recipient.

Configuring OpenOffice.org a Fax Icon

You can configure OpenOffice.org so that a single click on an icon automatically sends the current document as a fax:

1. Choose Tools – Options – OpenOffice.org Writer – Print.
2. Select the fax driver from the Fax list box and click OK.
3. Click the arrow icon at the end of the Standard bar. In the drop-down menu, choose Customize.
The Toolbars tab page of the Customize dialog appears.
4. Click Add Commands.
5. Select the “Documents” category, then select the “Send Default Fax” command.
6. Click Add and then Close.
7. On the Toolbars tab page, click the down arrow button to position the new icon where you want it. Click OK.

Your Standard bar now has a new icon to send the current document as a fax.

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