Windows 8 In Depth

Add Other Documents to the Fax

To send a previously scanned document, a word processing file, PDF file, or other printable file in the fax, click Insert, File Attachment. Navigate to the file and click Open. The file will be converted to fax pages when the fax is sent. You must have an installed application capable of printing this file.

Tip

You can use your scanner like a standard fax machine using this technique. Open Windows Scan and Fax, select New Fax, fill in the recipient list, and then click Insert, Pages from Scanner. What makes this beat a standard fax machine is that Windows keeps a copy of every fax it sends. This can come in really ...