How to Fax Without Using Paper

You can fax without paper using your computer depending upon your faxing needs.  Outline how many incoming and outgoing pages you need to receive and send in a typical month.  There are online fax services that allow you to fax through their Internet site and those that let you fax through your own email address.

Required Items

• Computer


• Internet Connection


• Email Address

Procedure

• You can send faxes without a fax machine and a fax number using your computer.  In most cases, there is a charge per page, or a monthly charge to use the service. Faxing via email is available at no cost, but there are commercials exhibited on the cover page.


• Discover online services that allow you to send and receive two free faxes per day via your email.  These services are free because the company displays an advertisement on the cover page of your outgoing fax.  If you are receiving a fax, the advertisement will appear in your email.  The advertisements generally do not contain explicit images or slogans, but as a user you do not have control of the type of advertisement displayed in your free fax.


• Attach or upload the document in order to send it to the fax number via email.  There is usually an “upload” button that opens a window where you select your document from the menu on your computer. There are many free email providers accessible that make it possible to send and receive information without a fax machine.  Sometimes faxes are used when government regulations specify that the particular document is for faxing.


• Look for a confirmation code sent to your email in order to access the sent or received fax.  This is your receipt that the fax was successfully sent or received.