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FaxPress/Microsoft integration must first be enabled by running the Microsoft Integration setup in the Add On Products on the Castelle FaxPress 9.x CD. See Installing Add-On Products for information.
Once enabled in the Castelle FaxPress 9.x CD’s Add On Products (see Installing Add-On Products), FaxPress/Microsoft integration allows users to send faxes straight from:
| ■ | Windows Explorer via the File/Send To command |
| ■ | Microsoft applications such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. |
Each of these ways of sending faxes is discussed in the following sections.
Sending Faxes from Windows Explorer
A Castelle FaxPress option can be added to your list of Windows Explorer Send To options, enabling you to right-click on any file and select Send To>Castelle FaxPress.
FaxPress/Microsoft integration must first be enabled by running the Microsoft Integration setup in the Add On Products on the Castelle FaxPress 9.x CD. See Installing Add-On Products for information.
To add Castelle FaxPress to the Windows Explorer Send To options, follow these steps:
| 1. | Go to Start>Programs>FaxPress>Tools and select Add Castelle FaxPress in SendTo of Explorer. |
To use the Send To Castelle FaxPress option to send faxes once it’s been added, follow these steps:
| 1. | Right-click on a file and then select the Send To command, or select the Send To command from the File menu. In either case, a menu of options for sending opens. |
| 2. | Select Castelle FaxPress. |
| 3. | If you are not already logged into the FaxPress, the FaxPress login screen requires you to enter your user name and password. |
| 4. | The Send Fax interface will open, with the file you initially right-clicked on already attached. |
Sending Faxes From Microsoft Applications
FaxPress/Microsoft integration must first be enabled by running the Microsoft Integration setup in the Add On Products on the Castelle FaxPress 9.x CD. See Installing Add-On Products for information.
Once installed, the Send To Castelle FaxPress option and the Word Faxing option both provide convenient fax sending options from Microsoft applications like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Sending Faxes Using the Send To Castelle FaxPress Option
Once installed, the Send To Castelle FaxPress will appear as an option in the Send To menu of Microsoft applications like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
To install the Send To Castelle FaxPress option, go to Start>Programs>FaxPress>Microsoft Office Support>Install Send To Castelle FaxPress Menu. This new option will appear in the Send To menu of the next Microsoft application you open.
Sending Faxes Using Word Faxing
To make it even easier to fax from within Microsoft Word, you can add a FaxPress icon to the Word Tools bar. Clicking the FaxPress icon brings up the FaxPress Send Fax window, where you can enter transmission information and send the fax. After the fax is sent, you will then be returned to Word. Using this approach will have no effect on your default printer selection.
FaxPress/Microsoft integration must first be enabled by running the Microsoft Integration setup in the Add On Products on the Castelle FaxPress 8.x CD. See Installing Add-On Products for information.
To install Word Faxing, and add the FaxPress icon to your Word tool bar, follow these steps:
| 1. | Confirm the Macro security setting is set to medium or low rather than high. From a Word document, select Tools>Macro>Security, then select the medium or low security button. |
| 2. | Select Start>Programs>FaxPress>Microsoft Office Support>Install Word Faxing, as shown under Sending Faxes From Microsoft Applications. If a macros-related warning appears, click the Enable Macros button. The Install Word Faxing Word document will be displayed. |
| 3. | To install the FaxPress interface and insert the FaxPress icon in your tool bar, click the Install button. A message will appear confirming completion of the installation. |
| 4. | Click OK. Close Word and then restart the application. The Castelle FaxPress Icon will now appear on your Word Tool Bar. |
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Last Updated: 9/12/2007
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