Sending a FAX

You can send faxes using the fax driver from applications that support document printing. You can only specify one fax recipient. You cannot send a fax to two or more recipients in one operation.

Only black and white transmission is supported.

1. Open the document you want to fax with an application (such as Word), and then click the Print command. (The command is Print... on the File menu.)

2. In Select Printer or Name in the Print dialog box, select Canon XXXX FAX, then click Print or 'OK'.

(XXXX stands for the model name of your printer.)

* Print dialog box in NotePad

3. Enter the name and fax number of the recipient, then click Add to Recipient List. Alternatively, click Display Address Book..., select a recipient from the recipient list, click Add to Recipient List, then click 'OK'.

Reference

For details on valid characters, refer to the help for the fax driver.

You can register the recipient you entered to the address Book by clicking Add to Address Book....

See the section below for details on the address Book.

Creating an Address Book

4. Click 'Send Now'.

A confirmation message is displayed when transmission finishes.

To Cancel a Fax

If you click Send Now in the Send Fax dialog box, the printer icon is displayed in the taskbar. Double-click this icon to display the list of fax jobs awaiting transmission or being sent.
Right-clicking a job and selecting Cancel stops transmission.

Opening the Address Book for the First Time (Windows XP/Windows 2000)

In Windows XP/Windows 2000, when you open the Address Book for the first time, the Setup Windows Address Book dialog box will be displayed.

To Create a Windows Address Book (WAB file) Exclusively for Faxing

Click Create new Windows Address Book file for MP., then click 'OK'.
You can also change the setting later so as to be able to use another Address Book. For details, refer to the help for the fax driver.

To use an existing Windows Address Book

Select this option if you do not create a new address Book file exclusively for faxing.
Click Select existing Windows Address Book file., select an address Book file from the list, then click 'OK'.
Using an existing Windows Address Book enables you to share it with other applications that use Windows Address Books. This option cannot be selected if there is no Windows Address Book file created.

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Creating an Address Book

By using the Address Book, you can send a fax by simply specifying a recipient from it. You can register the recipient's name, fax number and other information in the Address Book.

Registering a recipient (WAB contact) in the Address Book

You can register an individual recipient (Contact) in the Address Book.

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, then click Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Printers. (For Windows XP: Click the Start button, then click Control Panel - Printers and Other Hardware - Printers and Faxes. For Windows 2000: Click the Start button, then click Settings - Printers.)

2. Right-click the printer icon for Canon XXXX FAX, then click Printing Preferences....

(XXXX stands for the model name of your printer.)

3. In the Canon XXXX FAX Printing Preferences dialog box, click Address Book....

4. In the Address Book dialog box, click New.

5. Click Contact in the New Entry dialog box, then click 'OK'.

6. Enter the first, middle, and last name of the contact in the Name and E-mail tab (Name tab when using other than Windows Vista) on the Properties screen.

The recipient's name will be printed at the top of the fax received by the recipient.

7. Enter the fax number on the Home or Work tab, then click 'OK'.

Other Features

Edit or remove a recipient from an Address Book

Search for a recipient in an Address Book

Use a different Windows Address Book (Windows XP/Windows 2000)

Import a Windows Address Book (Windows XP/Windows 2000)

For details, refer to the help for the fax driver.

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