Thursday, December 31, 2009

How to Recieve a Fax Via Email

If you want to learn how to receive a fax via email, you have it pretty easy. Nowadays there are pretty great options to do it without breaking a sweat. If you have been reading my latest posts, you’ll know I am a big fan of Internet faxing services; they cut the need of having to install software on every single machine you intend to use for faxing, as they can be managed via Web. Now, fax to email software is also useful, and has some pros we’ve talked about.

To receive a fax via email you need to link your fax account to your email account. Upon signing up with a service, you’ll receive your own Internet fax number free of charge. Using this number you can receive faxes from everyone. Whenever someone sends you a fax they’ll just use this number, and the information will be converted so it arrives as an attachment to your e-mail in the format of your choice, usually a PDF.

There’s not really more to it, it is extremely simple. If you are still confused, you can use a free trial to get started, you’ll find a list of sites offering free trials at Fax Through Internet Services.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Toll Free Fax Email Numbers

Today’s technology has allowed us to integrate many types of communication. Thanks to Internet faxing we have perfect communication through different mediums including e-mail, traditional fax machines, and phone lines. Toll free fax numbers are offered for free upon signing up with one of the Internet faxing services available on the Web.

Actually you have two options for an Internet fax number: a toll free number or a local number. The choice will depend on your particular needs of course, and you won’t have to deal with technicalities to link your number to your account, this is all take care of by the faxing company. We have mentioned before some of these companies, including Ringcentral Fax, RapidFax and MyFax they also offer a free trial for 30 days.

Ringcentral and MyFax are also offering numbers for Canadian users, covering many areas of the country.

Receiving a fax through a toll free fax email number is just the same as receiving a normal fax. The conversion of the document will take place, allowing you to receive the documents on your computer.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Individual Fax to Email Solution

An individual fax to email solution would be perfect for people who are interested in personal faxing, or in the case of freelancers who need to still have this form of communication in their business. Luckily, there are different option for individual faxing in the market nowadays.

You can find personal fax to email software for example. Among the programs aimed for this customer base we have EssentialFax and MightFax. These are to this date two of the strongest solutions for individuals looking to send and receive faxes.

On the other hand, you have the Internet fax services, which are pretty to use and set up, without the need of installing a program in your computer. If you prefer a portable, web-based fax to email solution, this is what you are looking for. As a service, they charge you a monthly fee, and you can find the most basic packages for individuals for as low as $9 a month. Among the faxing services we have RingcentralFax, MyFax, and RapidFax.

Which one to choose? That really depends on what you are looking for. The fax services above offer a free trial for potential customers so you can get started faxing now!

Monday, December 28, 2009

Can I Send an Email to a Fax Machine?

Thanks to the advancements of technology, yes, you can send an email to a fax machine! Know however, that you will need something more than a simple email service, you’ll need a fax to email service or software.

This has become the most effective way to send and deliver faxes online with total ease. The “magic” of the process take place in the conversion. When you send an email to fax, the program or the service – through a fax server – will translate your email to a format readable by both other computers and faxing machines.

Different options handle the details differently, but in essence this is what permits to send an email to fax machine, and wall with 100% security and privacy. But well, isn’t it better to get hands-on experience on how this works? You can do it for free with some Internet faxing services for 30 days, check out the top services offering free trials.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Open Source Fax to Email Software

Are you looking for free fax software? Open source software is just the same, it is developed for people to use free of charge, and they are a great alternative if you are short on money at the time. We can start with the software that comes included with Win XP! Yes, most people ignore they already have a faxing software.

“Go to Control Panel / Add Or Remove Programs / Add Remove Windows Components / put a tick in Fax Services. Then set it up with your user details.”

But there are more modern faxing solutions for your computer, including options such as HylaFax and Faxtastic 2.1, not oall of these options are the same, for example Hylafax might be too heavy for users wanting a simple faxing solution. Here is a page I found that can be pretty useful when finding this type of open source fax to email:

http://win.softpedia.com/progSearch/fax,1,1,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0

Choosing Secure Fax to Email Software

In these days we live in, where security in Internet seems to be absent, choosing a secure fax to email software is a must, especially for businesses that have to deal with sensitive information in documents. What are the options we have in matter of security with a fax to email software?

Most options nowadays come with a security system employing SSL encryption. SSL stands for secure sockets layers and is the same kind of technology used by banks to protects the data and accounts of their clients. Other options may have different security systems, but one thing is true: you must ask for what type of security options you are receiving.

This is the same for fax servers, because these servers have to deal with high volume of faxes from inside a company. The best thing you can do to ensure security is start your search with the most known fax software companies, which are established and trusted. From there you can narrow your search for what you are looking for. You can find more information on Fax Software World.

Converting a Fax to Email

Learning how to convert a fax to email is extremely easy nowadays, but you need the help of either faxing software or fax to email services. These two alternatives will help you convert all incoming faxes automatically to then be sent to your email.

In the case of fax to email services, you’ll receive a free Internet fax number, so that people will be able to fax directly to that number no matter if they send the fax from a computer a traditional fax machine.

The conversion, in the case of services, take place in the company’s fax servers and it is all handled with total security, and in the same way you can fax to email via Outlook and other Microsoft applications.

As you can see, there is no need to have technical knowledge on converting fax to email. It all takes place automatically and fast, provided you are using the right tools for the job. Today, faxing to email is even cheaper than before.

WinXP Fax By Email Solutions

If you want to send fax using your compute and an email account in WinXP, you have all the options in the market. There are many alternatives for sending and receiving fax online and they are all compatible with this operating system. As a matter of fact, Windows XP comes with its own faxing solution – although it is a bit outdated. To use it you have to install the software via the Windows XP installation CD. Now, this solution uses your computer but doesn’t link it to an email.

For this, you’ll need a specialized fax to email software or an Internet fax service. I would recommend you to opt for a service if you are looking for a quick start solution, I found services to be very user friendly. And the best of all is that they are compatible with Microsoft applications and WinXP. This means that you will be able to send directly from you preferred applications. To learn more about services, read “Choosing the Best Email Fax Service” and excellent article on the topic that can help you taking the first steps.

Sending Fax to Bulk Email

The process of sending fax to bulk email, is also known as fax broadcasting; a feature that was impossible with the use of traditional fax machines. Nowadays, most electronic fax options offer this feature as part of the normal faxing package.

The way to send fax to bulk email is similar to sending normal-faxing but instead of choosing one recipient, you choose all the people you want to send the fax to. There are also specialized services that only broadcast fax when you need to do it in high amounts. Here are some of the companies offering fax broadcasting:

Ringcentral Fax

MyFax

Both of them also offer a free 30 day trial for people who are interested in trying all the capabilities of such fax services, which include many features.

How to Email to Fax?

Learning how to email to fax is pretty easy, and the best part of the whole process is that you don’t need to worry about the technical details, since they can be taken care of by your preferred fax to email software or service.

The first step is to choose your fax to email option and make sure to set it up correctly, linking it to your desired email account. After all is set up right (this varies according to each application and service), you compose you email message to be sent to fax.

First you enter in the recipient’s field the number as required. In the case of Internet fax services it goes something like this faxnumber@faxservice.com. Then on the message field, you type anything you want to send as a cover page. Some applications offer a cover page editor that will make this step easier.

Now, is time to actually attach the document you want to send to the email message. This is done the same way you attach any file to your emails. After the document is attached, just press send, and your email attachment will be converted to a fax, being able to be received by machines and computer alike.

Pretty easy right?