How to Send an Email to Fax Machines
Fax machines can be pricy to purchase. In addition to purchasing the physical machine, you will also need to have a phone line for the fax machine. These costs add up. There are services that allow you to send faxes through your email. These services cost less than buying a fax machine and a phone line.
- Decide what online fax service company you want to use. There are several available. Pick the one that is the most cost efficient for the services you need.
- Open your email program to a new message. Sending a fax through email is almost the same as sending a regular email.
- Address the recipient in the address field. Write their fax number, then the @ symbol and your domain name from your fax service.
- Write a cover sheet as you would write any email. For example, you can write the subject of the fax into the subject line of the email. You can also write the entire cover sheet directly into the email program.
- Write any documents you wish the recipient to have. Save the documents to your computer.
- Attach the documents. Take care to make sure that the documents are saved in a format that is supported with your email program and your fax service.
- Click the send button. Some fax services will email you a conformation that the fax was received; other fax services do not have this option. If this service is not available through the fax services you have chosen, you can usually log in to your fax service account to verifiy that the fax has went through.