Windows 8 Bible

Working with Faxes

Windows Fax and Scan handles faxes in much the same way Windows 8 Mail handles e-mail. New faxes you receive are placed in your Inbox. To see all the faxes in your Inbox:

1. Open Windows Fax and Scan using any method described near the start of this chapter.

2. In the left column, click Inbox under the Fax heading.

The top half of the main pane shows a header for each received fax. The header includes the sender’s name, subject, time, pages, and other useful information. Click any header to see the contents of the fax message in the lower pane. Double-click any header to open the fax in a separate larger window. The rest is easy.

To reply to the fax, click the Reply toolbar button.

• To forward the fax to another fax recipient, click Forward As Fax in the toolbar.
• To forward the fax as an e-mail message, click Forward As E-mail.
• To close the fax, click the Close (X) button.

You can also work directly with fax headers in the top pane of your Inbox. For example:

• To print a fax, right-click its header and choose Print.
• To delete a fax, click its header and click the Delete (red X) toolbar button, or right-click the header and choose Delete.

For more information on faxing with Windows 8 and basic troubleshooting techniques, search Windows 8’s help for fax.