Ways To Send a Fax

With FACSys, a fax can be sent in many different ways. Faxes can be sent using the FACSys Desktop, a Windows application using the 'print to fax' technology, an e-mail application, and a drag and drop procedure. FACSys also supports sending faxes via a DDE command interface, embedded codes in a print stream, the Internet, and custom applications developed with the FACSys Active Fax Messaging object model.

Because FACSys is easy to configure and maintain, users can use more than one method to send faxes. (ie users can alternate between using Word and Outlook to send faxes). Regardless of the methods used to create faxes, FACSys will transmit and track all faxes sent (no matter how they are sent).

The table below summarizes the faxing methods supported by FACSys. For detailed procedures on using each method, refer to the source indicated.

Fax Method	Setup
Fax from the FACSys Desktop.	To open the FACSys New Fax Message window, choose the File \| New \| Message command. Specify the fax destination addresses, file attachments, cover page, schedule and priority. Then click the Send toolbar button.
Fax from an email application.	In any email application supported by FACSys, a fax can be sent from the application by entering a fax address as the message destination. Use the FACSys Administrator to configure a FACSys mail gateway.
Fax from a Windows applications.	To fax the active Windows document, choose the application's Print command. Choose the FACSys Fax Printer as the 'printer' to send the document to. The New Fax Message window is displayed. Define the fax, and click the Send toolbar button.
Fax with the FACSys Mail Printer.	The FACSys Mail Printer gives Outlook Exchange and Lotus Notes users access to the "print to mail" features and benefits of the FACSys Desktop program without requiring the FACSys client to be installed. Print to the FACSys Mail Printer. The FACSys Desktop Client and FACSys Mail printer can not be installed on the same computer. Contact your FACSys Administrator.
Fax using drag and drop.	The FACSys Desktop program icon serves as a drop point for drag-and-drop file transfers from the Windows Explorer. To quickly schedule and fax selected file(s), drag and drop the files onto the FACSys Desktop shortcut. The FACSys Desktop shortcut must be on the Windows desktop and the FACSys Desktop background process must be running.
Fax using a custom DDE program.	Using the FACSys software development kit (SDK), a DDE interface to FACSys can be created for easy access to external databases. Use the supported DDE commands to develop the DDE program.
Fax using a custom applications.	Using the FACSys software development kit (SDK), a company can develop custom object-oriented applications and software components that adapt FACSys to their organization's unique requirements. Use the FACSys Active Fax Messaging (AFM) object model to develop the custom application(s).
Fax using embedded codes.	Using the FACSys software development kit (SDK), a company can develop a utility that places embedded code information in the print stream when a document is printed. FACSys will extract the appropriate coded data from the print queue and use it to prepare outbound faxes automatically. Use the supported embedded codes to develop the custom utility, and install the queue monitoring programs provided with the FACSys SDK.
Fax from the Internet.	The FACSys Enterprise Browser gives remote users the ability to send faxes from any remote location. Using Internet Explorer browser, a remote user can connect to a corporate Internet server (IIS) to access sent/received faxes.