How to Download a Fax from Email
If you do not live close to a fax machine then the next best option is to receive the fax through an email. There are several online fax companies that allow you to send and receive fax as if you had an actual fax machine. Downloading a fax from an email is simple if you have the right software.
- Research the different fax machine companies available online. You will be surprised with how many companies have this as an actual business. Pick the fax machine company that works best for you.
- Sign up with the fax machine online company. This may take a few steps in order to verify your account.
- Understand how receiving a fax works through one of these companies. You can sign up to have the fax sent to your email. Otherwise the fax will sit in your account and the company will notify you of your new fax.
- Test out the fax company before sending a really important fax. You can have a friend or relative fax you something. This is the perfect opportunity to see if the fax comes through your email.
- Download the proper software in order to read your fax by email.
- Start downloading the fax from your email. The fax may be in the form of an attachment.
- Right click on the attachment and click "open in new window." The fax will pop open in a new window for you to read. Your computer may ask you which software you want to use to open the fax.
- Watch your fax download onto your computer. After it is downloaded you can then read it.