How to Send a Fax in Microsoft Office

1. Open the document that you want to fax in Microsoft Office.
2. Select the 'Send to' option in the 'File' menu. The 'File' menu is on the upper left-hand corner of the document. Click on it to see its list of options, and then click on the 'Send to' option. Doing that will guide you to the sending options.
3. Select 'Recipient using Internet Fax Service.' Once you select the option, a dialog box will pop up and prompt you to select a fax service provider to send your faxes.
4. Register with a fax service. Select 'OK' to open a web browser that lists all the available fax services that plug into your Microsoft Office applications. Sign up with one of them by following the instructions provided on its website. After you register with a fax service provider, close the window.
5. Revert to the document that you want to fax. Begin by selecting the 'File' menu. Click on its 'Send to' option. Then click on the 'Recipient using Internet Fax Service' option. An Outlook message box will open, and the document that you want to send should be attached as an image file with a .tif extension.
6. Key in the appropriate information. Fill in the subject fields of the message, and list the fax number and intended recipient in the 'Fax service' box.
7. Send the fax. Select the 'Send' option to do that.