- Start Outlook (if not already running)
- Open a new email
- In the To box, type the number you wish to fax followed by @rcfax.com. (Example: To fax to 787-929-3742 put 7879293742@rcfax.com)
- In the Subject, put any message you want the recipient to see.
- Attach the file you want to send. (See chart below for acceptable file formats.)
- If you send faxes from a generic email acount (registar@wol.org, lcm@wol.org, missions@wol.org) you will need to change your "from" address to that email account.
If the "From" button is not showing, then:- Click on the Option tab.
- Click on the From icon in the Show Fields section to expose the From button.
- Click on the From button and select the desired generic email account. (NOTE: You must have rights to send email from that account.)
- Hit Send to send the fax.
- After a few minutes, you should receive a confirmation that your fax was successful.
Notes:
- You must be setup in the Ring Central fax service to do this. Please see your supervisor or ITS if have questions about this.
- You must send faxes from the same email address that you receive them. This allows you to send and associates your name and fax number with your fax.
- If using a scanner to send a printed document, save the file as a PDF first.
- The maximum file sise is 20MB.
- The file name should not contain ampersands ("&") or other special characters.
Supported File Extensions:
File Extension | Application Type | Supported Versions |
Adobe Acrobat / Adobe Reader | All | |
psd | Adobe PhotoShop | 3.0 and higher |
doc, docx, docm* | Microsoft Word | Windows: 95, 97, 2000, 2003, 2007 Mac: 4, 5.x, 95, 98 |
dot | Microsoft Word Document Template | All |
mcw | Microsoft Word for Mac | 4 - 5.1 |
xls, xlsx, xlsb, xlsm* | Microsoft Excel | 5, 95, 97, 2000, 2003, 2007 |
ppt, pptx, pptm* | Microsoft PowerPoint | 4 and higher |
vsd, vdx | Microsoft Visio | All |
pub | Microsoft Publisher | 98, 2000, 2003 |
wps | Microsoft Works | All |
wri | Microsoft Windows Write | All |
awd | Microsoft Fax | All |
tif, tiff, gif, jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, pcx, tga | Generic Graphic Formats | All |
rtf | Rich Text Format | All |
txt, log, h, cpp, c, err, hpp | Text Files | All |
wk1, wk3, wk4 | Lotus 1-2-3 | All |
wq1 | Quattro Pro DOS | All |
xml | Extensible Markup Language | All |
html, htm | HyperText Markup Language | All |
mht, mhtml | MIME Encapsulation of Aggregate HTML Documents | All |
csv | Comma Separated Values | All |