Windows 8 In Depth

Faxing

If your computer has a fax-capable modem installed, you can use it to send and receive faxes. All Windows 8 editions come with fax software built in.

To send a fax from Windows 8, set up the fax service as described in Chapter 12, “Scanning and Faxing.” Then create a document using your favorite application, click Print, and select Fax as the printer. Windows will ask you for the fax phone number and make the call—no paper is involved. The fax service can even add a cover sheet to your document on the way out. You can attach additional documents to an outgoing fax; there’s no need to send a group of documents in several separate phone calls.

We cover faxing in detail in Chapter 12.