Send a standard fax from the computer

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Send a standard fax from the computer

You can send a document on your computer as a fax, without printing a copy and
faxing it from the printer.

NOTE: Faxes sent from your computer by this method use the printer s fax
connection, not your Internet connection or computer modem. Therefore, make
sure the printer is connected to a working telephone line and that the fax function is
set up and functioning correctly.

To use this feature, you must install the printer software using the installation program
provided on the HP software CD provided with the printer.

Windows
1.
Open the document on your computer that you want to fax.
2. On the File menu in your software application, click Print.
3. From the Name list, select the printer that has “fax” in the name.
4. To change settings (such as selecting to send the document as a black fax or

a color fax), click the button that opens the Properties dialog box. Depending on
your software application, this button might be called Properties, Options, Printer
Setup
, Printer, or Preferences.

5. After you have changed any settings, click OK.
6. Click Print or OK.
7. Enter the fax number and other information for the recipient, change any further

settings for the fax, and then click Send Fax. The printer begins dialing the fax
number and faxing the document.

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Fax

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Mac OS X
1.
Open the document on your computer that you want to fax.
2. From the File menu in your software application, click Print.
3. Select the printer that has “(Fax)” in the name.
4. Select Fax Recipients from the pop-up menu below the Orientation setting.

NOTE: If you cannot find the pop-up menu, try clicking the disclosure triangle
next to the Printer selection.

5. Enter the fax number and other information in the boxes provided, and then click

Add to Recipients.

6. Select the Fax Mode and any other fax options you want, and then click Send Fax

Now to begin dialing the fax number and faxing the document.