Oce im5530 Network Fax Manual - Faxing From Applications

3 Faxing from Client Computers

40    Faxing from Applications

Faxing from Applications

You can use the N/W-Fax driver option to electronically fax and Internet Fax from your computer 

to one or more recipients.

In addition, you can select fax properties, fax schedule options, include fax cover sheets and edit 

sender information.

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Faxing hard-copy documents must be performed as a walk-up function from the Touch Panel 

Display.

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Fax transmission using the N/W-Fax driver is available only when the optional Fax unit is 

installed.  Internet Fax transmission using the N/W-Fax driver is available without the 

optional Fax unit.

How to Fax using the N/W-Fax Driver

The following outline summarizes the steps for sending a fax from your desktop:

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Create a document.

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Print to Fax Driver.

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Add recipient’s name and fax numbers.

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Select a default cover page (optional).

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Send the fax.

Preparing Documents for Faxing

To see how objects, such as headers, footers, or drawing objects, will be positioned on a fax 

page, switch to your applications’ page layout view. If the software application you are using pro-

vides a Print Preview option, you can use it to view your fax before it is sent.

Faxing from Windows Applications

Once you have installed the N/W-Fax driver, you can send the document directly from most Win-

dows applications as a fax or Internet Fax.

You can print using various functions by setting print options on the printer driver.

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When you want specify the recipients using the Address Book Viewer, add the contacts in 

the Address Book Viewer first.

 P.65 “Managing Address Book”

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You can specify up to 400 recipients at a single operation.  Moreover, you can send the doc-

ument to faxes and Internet Faxes at a same time.   However, if the cover page is set to be 

send or the header page is set to be printed on the recipient’s devices, all recipient’s 

addresses will be printed.  If you want to secure the recipient information, send the Internet 

Fax separately to each recipient rather than sending to the multiple recipients at the same 

time.

Faxing from Windows applications

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Open a file and select [Print] from the [File] menu of the application.

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The Print dialog box appears.