OL98: (CW) How to Type a Fax Number on the To Line of a Mail Msg (181222)

SUMMARY

When using the Microsoft Fax service with Outlook 98, it is possible to address new mail messages to both e-mail addresses and fax telephone numbers. You can manually type a recipient's fax number or select it from an address book if the entry already exists. If you manually type a fax telephone number, you must use the following format

[FAX:xxxxx]

where xxxxx is the fax phone number of the recipient.

Outlook installed with the Internet Mail Only components can include the Symantec WinFax Starter Edition fax service. To Address a WinFax Starter Edition Fax Message (in IMO mode), follow these steps:

In the To or Cc box of the open fax message, type fax@[xxxxxxx] (where xxxxxxx is the fax number of the recipient).
To create a pause for a dial tone between numbers, type the letter W, for example:
fax@9w5551212

NOTE: You cannot address a single message to both a fax recipient and an e-mail recipient; messages must be sent separately.

MORE INFORMATION

When addressing a mail message in Outlook, it is possible to manually type the recipients fax telephone number on the To line using the following steps:

In Outlook, click the Inbox on the Outlook bar.
On the Actions menu, click New Mail Message.
On the To line type, "[FAX:xxxxx]" without the quotation marks and substituting xxxxx with the fax telephone number of the recipient).
Enter the subject and the message you want to send.
Click Send to send the fax.

NOTE: For the above steps to work, you must have the Microsoft Fax service as part of your current profile.

When you use the special format listed in step 3, Outlook will automatically instruct Microsoft Fax to process the message and send it as a fax.