Using the FACSys Desktop System Tray Icon
When a user right-clicks on the FACSys Desktop tray icon, the FACSys program menu is displayed.
To open the New Fax Message window, choose the Create Fax Message command. Define the fax, and click the Send toolbar button. The fax is sent to the preferred fax server defined in the FACSys Desktop Options dialog box.
Defining the default fax server connection options.
Sending Faxes with Drag and Drop
The FACSys Desktop program icon shortcut on the Windows desktop serves as a drop-point for drag-and -drop file transfers. When a file is 'dropped' onto the FACSys shortcut, the New Fax Message window is displayed and the file is included as an attachment. Define the fax, and click the Send toolbar button.
Fax Message can be built one file at a time, or by 'dragging and dropping' multiple files simultaneously. The drag-and-drop procedures allow a user to quickly choose and schedule files for faxing without launching the FACSys Desktop at the workstation.
| NOTE: | The FACSys Desktop installation procedure can create the shortcut automatically. |
Using the Windows Send To Command
Inside of the Windows Explorer, by right-clicking on a file, and selecting Send To | Fax Recipient Using FACSys Desktop command, the New Fax Message window is displayed and the file is included as an attachment. Define the fax, and click the Send toolbar button.
Using a DDE Application
The FACSys Desktop can act as a DDE server for any application that has DDE client capabilities. Developing a DDE command interface between another application and the FACSys Desktop provides a means of building a fax job and scheduling that job for faxing. For example, to programmatically create a list of fax destinations, a macro can be written to access information from another database (ie an application's address book). After the destination list is created, the macro may include a file to be faxed to the list or a user might "print a document to fax" from a word-processor.
Detailed documents regarding the supported DDE commands and syntax are provided with the FACSys Software Development Kit (SDK) and are available from the Technical Support Bulletins area of the FACSys Web site.
Using Embedded Print Codes
Embedded print codes are commands supported by FACSys that permit a user to insert special character sequences into print jobs. The FACSys fax server print services can be configured to monitor a print queue and respond to the embedded codes within the print stream. By doing so, a user gains the ability to send faxes without having to use any platform-specific applications.
Detailed documents regarding the supported embedded codes commands and syntax are provided with the FACSys Software Development Kit (SDK) and are available from the Technical Support Bulletins area of the FACSys Web site.
