How to Receive a Fax From Email on a Computer
With the advancements in technology you no longer need a big awkward fax machine in order to receive your important documents via fax. With popular services such as eFax, you can receive those documents directly to your email. Simply create an account and your on your way.
What You'll Need:
- Email account
- Computer with access to the Internet
- Open your preferred search engine and perform a search for fax to email services. Your search results should provide you with a listing of both free and fee-based service plans. One popular choice is eFax. You can navigate directly to this website by typing efax.com into your browser address bar.
- Once you have reached the eFax homepage, follow the steps in order to successfully sign-up for an eFax account. Once you have completely registered your account, you will receive a fax number for you to use whenever you wish to send or receive a fax.
- Download the software program as directed by eFax.com. You should be prompted to complete this step once you have completed registration. This is the program that will convert the faxes you send and receive into the correct format.
- Keep in mind, if you are requesting a local number, you will be required to pay a fee for the service. The free service will only provide you with a randomly generated area code fax number.
- Give your new fax number to the party that you plan to receive the fax from. Once the party has successfully transmitted the fax, you will receive an email notification that you have received a fax with the steps you will need to follow in order to few it.