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Here’s my question---can you send merged docs to fax using a fax modem and
Fax Wizard and/orWinfax software or do you have to subscribe to a fax
service? And if so, any suggestions on fax service at minimal cost (I don’t
need a service on regular basis, just occasionally.)
WD2002: Unable to Select Microsoft Fax in Fax Wizard
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Article ID
: 290971
Last Review : July 27, 2006
Revision : 1.2
This article was previously published under Q290971
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Fax Wizard in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Fax is unavailable
(dimmed).
NOTE: To start the Fax Wizard, click New on the File menu. In the New
Documents task pane, click General Templates. In the Templates dialog box,
click the Letters & Faxes tab, click the Fax Wizard template, and then click
OK.
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WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, you need to select the fax software that is
installed on your system. To select your fax software, click to select A
different fax program which is installed on this system in the Fax Software
dialog box of the Fax Wizard. Then, do one of the following:
• In the Which of the following is your fax program list, click Microsoft Fax.
-or-
• Click the Other button. In the Print Setup dialog box, select Microsoft
Fax, click Set as Default Printer, and then click Close.
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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
235713 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235713/EN-US/) How to Reinstall
Microsoft Fax and Windows Messaging
187549 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187549/EN-US/) Microsoft Fax Does
Not Appear in Add/Remove Programs
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Merge to Fax command is unavailable on Mail Merge toolbar
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Article ID
: 282550
Last Review : January 29, 2007
Revision : 1.4
This article was previously published under Q282550
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 2002 and in Microsoft Word 2003, the Faxes document-type
setting is not available in the Mail Merge Wizard or in the Main Document
Type dialog box. In addition, the Merge to Fax button on the Mail Merge
toolbar is unavailable (appears dimmed).
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CAUSE
In earlier versions of Word, the Merge to Fax option uses Microsoft Fax
(also known as At Work Fax), which is installed with Microsoft Windows 95 and
as a separate installation with some versions of Microsoft Windows 98 and
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE).
Microsoft Outlook 2002 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 are the messaging
programs in Microsoft Office. Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2003 do not support
Microsoft Fax.
Back to the top
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, install a fax service that supports faxing
directly from your e-mail program, and then use the Merge to E-mail command
in Word.
For example, to use the Windows 2000 Fax Service to fax through Outlook
2002, type the fax number on the message To line in the following format
[Fax:xxx]
where xxx is the fax number of the recipient. Do not use parentheses or
hyphens to separate the area code or prefix.
For more information about setting up and mail merging to the Windows 2000
Fax Service with Microsoft Office XP, click the following article numbers to
view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
227194 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/227194/) How to configure Windows
2000 to send and receive faxes
289532 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289532/) How to use Windows 2000 Fax
Service to initiate a mail merge in Outlook 2002
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MORE INFORMATION
This article explains how to use mail merge to send a document to a list of
fax recipients. This is not the same as sending a document to a single fax
recipient by using the Fax Wizard (activated by clicking Send To on the File
menu, and then clicking Fax Recipient).
It is still possible to use Microsoft Fax with the Fax Wizard in Word 2002,
but the process is slightly different from earlier versions of Word. For more
information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290971 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290971/) Unable to select Microsoft
Fax in Fax Wizard
Fax Wizard and/orWinfax software or do you have to subscribe to a fax
service? And if so, any suggestions on fax service at minimal cost (I don’t
need a service on regular basis, just occasionally.)
WD2002: Unable to Select Microsoft Fax in Fax Wizard
View products that this article applies to.
Article ID
: 290971
Last Review : July 27, 2006
Revision : 1.2
This article was previously published under Q290971
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Fax Wizard in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Fax is unavailable
(dimmed).
NOTE: To start the Fax Wizard, click New on the File menu. In the New
Documents task pane, click General Templates. In the Templates dialog box,
click the Letters & Faxes tab, click the Fax Wizard template, and then click
OK.
Back to the top
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, you need to select the fax software that is
installed on your system. To select your fax software, click to select A
different fax program which is installed on this system in the Fax Software
dialog box of the Fax Wizard. Then, do one of the following:
• In the Which of the following is your fax program list, click Microsoft Fax.
-or-
• Click the Other button. In the Print Setup dialog box, select Microsoft
Fax, click Set as Default Printer, and then click Close.
Back to the top
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Back to the top
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
235713 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235713/EN-US/) How to Reinstall
Microsoft Fax and Windows Messaging
187549 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187549/EN-US/) Microsoft Fax Does
Not Appear in Add/Remove Programs
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
Merge to Fax command is unavailable on Mail Merge toolbar
View products that this article applies to.
Article ID
: 282550
Last Review : January 29, 2007
Revision : 1.4
This article was previously published under Q282550
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 2002 and in Microsoft Word 2003, the Faxes document-type
setting is not available in the Mail Merge Wizard or in the Main Document
Type dialog box. In addition, the Merge to Fax button on the Mail Merge
toolbar is unavailable (appears dimmed).
Back to the top
CAUSE
In earlier versions of Word, the Merge to Fax option uses Microsoft Fax
(also known as At Work Fax), which is installed with Microsoft Windows 95 and
as a separate installation with some versions of Microsoft Windows 98 and
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE).
Microsoft Outlook 2002 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 are the messaging
programs in Microsoft Office. Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2003 do not support
Microsoft Fax.
Back to the top
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, install a fax service that supports faxing
directly from your e-mail program, and then use the Merge to E-mail command
in Word.
For example, to use the Windows 2000 Fax Service to fax through Outlook
2002, type the fax number on the message To line in the following format
[Fax:xxx]
where xxx is the fax number of the recipient. Do not use parentheses or
hyphens to separate the area code or prefix.
For more information about setting up and mail merging to the Windows 2000
Fax Service with Microsoft Office XP, click the following article numbers to
view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
227194 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/227194/) How to configure Windows
2000 to send and receive faxes
289532 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289532/) How to use Windows 2000 Fax
Service to initiate a mail merge in Outlook 2002
Back to the top
MORE INFORMATION
This article explains how to use mail merge to send a document to a list of
fax recipients. This is not the same as sending a document to a single fax
recipient by using the Fax Wizard (activated by clicking Send To on the File
menu, and then clicking Fax Recipient).
It is still possible to use Microsoft Fax with the Fax Wizard in Word 2002,
but the process is slightly different from earlier versions of Word. For more
information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290971 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290971/) Unable to select Microsoft
Fax in Fax Wizard