Send a fax as e-mail

  • Article

E-mail

To send a fax as e-mail

  1. Open Outlook 2003.
  2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Mail Message. A new message form appears.
  3. In the To line, do one of the following:
    • Type a fax number, using the following format: [fax:fax number]
      Or,
    • Enter a fax recipient from your personal contacts list, public folder contacts, or the company's global address list.
  4. Type the subject and message, and then click Send.

Note

To include a cover page: In Outlook, on the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts. Select Fax Mail Transport, and then click Change. Select the Include a cover page with faxes check box. Select a cover page, and then click OK.

Note

To send a fax from your desktop, Fax Mail Transport must be installed. To find out if it is installed: In Outlook, on the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts. Fax Mail Transport should be listed. If it is not listed, contact the person responsible for your network.

See Also

Concepts

Sending a fax as e-mail
Set up a fax contact in Outlook