fax service?

[Mordido]

Microsoft Office offers a web site that offers available "fax service," e.g.
eFax, Interfax, jConnect Premium, Send2Fax, and Venali. I'm
handicapped--100% disabled veteran--and have a BA in English Literature, so
my day is mostly at my computer reading, studying, and writing personal
essay, memoir, short stories, etc. Occasionally I need to send a fax. It's
no an everyday thing. I used to use with Windows ME, a software named BV??
or or Tool something, but now have Windows XP Home Edition. There's a fax
that came with my software, i.e. Microsoft Fax Console, but I'm having a
difficult time coordinating my Scanner and Fax out-put, so I've been
considering a Fax Service. My request here today is, of the Fax Services
offered on http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/EY010035751033.aspx
can anyone give me an idea which one might fit my needs? As said, I'm home,
work for myself writing, and my fax needs are only occasional. Also, I live
from my wife's income and my monthly VA compensation check. I'm not poor,
but I'm not a millionare either. Bottom line is I'd like to have an idea of
these fax services before I chose one. A couple/few offer a 30 day free
trial period. Before I chose, and in conjunction with the trial periods, can
anyone offer some advice, or point me in a good direction as pertains to fax
services, OR, should I just download WinFax Pro, and go that way?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Download WinFax Pro??? Please, just don't do it!! Save yourself!!

Actually, no one here can tell you what fits your needs the best. Your best
avenue is to try all of the services by using the 30, 15, whatever trials
they offer and see what fits your needs the best. Since faxing is pretty
much limited to businesses that require signatures, etc., it is almost a
dinosaur in the days of instant email, fill-in forms, etc.

Try them all and make your own decision.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Mordido asked:

| Microsoft Office offers a web site that offers available "fax
| service," e.g. eFax, Interfax, jConnect Premium, Send2Fax, and
| Venali. I'm handicapped--100% disabled veteran--and have a BA in
| English Literature, so my day is mostly at my computer reading,
| studying, and writing personal essay, memoir, short stories, etc.
| Occasionally I need to send a fax. It's no an everyday thing. I
| used to use with Windows ME, a software named BV?? or or Tool
| something, but now have Windows XP Home Edition. There's a fax that
| came with my software, i.e. Microsoft Fax Console, but I'm having a
| difficult time coordinating my Scanner and Fax out-put, so I've been
| considering a Fax Service. My request here today is, of the Fax
| Services offered on
| http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/EY010035751033.aspx can
| anyone give me an idea which one might fit my needs? As said, I'm
| home, work for myself writing, and my fax needs are only occasional.
| Also, I live from my wife's income and my monthly VA compensation
| check. I'm not poor, but I'm not a millionare either. Bottom line
| is I'd like to have an idea of these fax services before I chose one.
| A couple/few offer a 30 day free trial period. Before I chose, and
| in conjunction with the trial periods, can anyone offer some advice,
| or point me in a good direction as pertains to fax services, OR,
| should I just download WinFax Pro, and go that way?

 

[CGB]

Problem understood. I share your reluctance to spend a lot of money on a
fax program when I rarely use it. I've found a work around for the rare fax
I send. My older scanner had fax software that came with it but it was for
Windows 98 and won't work with XP fax software. Here's how to do an
occasional fax at no additional expense:

1. Scan the document and save it as a picture(s) in TIF FORMAT.
2. Open Word and start a new document and insert these pictures into a word
document.
3. Under FILE>SEND TO>Choose RECIPIENT USING A FAX MODEM
The fax console will walk you through it from there. It works fine.

I'm on XP and Word 2003. I believe Word as far back as 97 had an option to
send to a fax recipient (although the Windows operating system I had then,
Windows 98, didn't have built-in fax software as does Windows XP.) XP with
Windows Word should do the trick.

Hope this helps.

Chet