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To type accented letters and special punctuation in Spanish, it is recommended that you install the 'International Keyboard' option in Windows XP/Vista.
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MCLA has partnered with WestFax, a cloud-based fax service that integrates with MCLA Email and BlazerPrint Copiers.  Faxing a document can now be done by simply sending an e-mail. Users can also receive faxes securely that go directly to their MCLA mailbox. Users who have a paper document to fax can still do so on any BlazerPrint Copier on campus. The following instructions will walk through this these various options.
  
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==Sending a Fax==
  
==Instructions for Windows XP==
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'''Via Email Attachment (File Attachment Faxing)'''
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*Login to your MCLA Email via the MCLA Portal (https://portal.mcla.edu)
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*Create a new email message
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*Enter the ten-digit fax phone number with @westfax.com as the recipient's e-mail address. Example:13035551212@westfax.com
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*Enter a subject as the fax header (see [https://westfax.com/how-to-use-advanced-flags-with-fax-to-email/ WestFax Advanced Header Flags])
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*Attach the file you would like to fax. All Microsoft Office file formats, .PDF, .JPG are supported.
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*Send Email
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*You will receive a fax confirmation e-mail sent back to you when fax is sent successfully
  
*1. Click "Start"
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'''Via BlazerPrint Copier (Paper Faxing)'''
*2. Click "Control Panel"
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*1. Load document in Automatic Document Feeder
*3. Click "Regional and Language Options"
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*2. 'Tap' into BlazerPrint Copier with MCLA Photo ID.
*4. Select "Languages" tab
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*3. Select “Scan” from the homepage
*5. Click "Details..."
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*4. Select the "Fax Using XXX-XXX-XXXX" option. Note: Users may have multiple lines assigned to them to choose from.
*6. Under "Installed Services" click "Add.."
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*5. Enter the fax recipient number by pressing the '+' symbol in the lower left corner.
*7. Make sure "Keyboard layout/IME" is checked and select "United States-International"
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*6. Enter fax number (required), recipient name (optional), and recipient company (optional) then press 'Add Recipient' in the lower right corner.
*8. Click "OK" and exit the system to finalize the installation
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*7. Press 'Start' to Send Fax
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*8. You will receive a fax confirmation e-mail sent back to you when fax is sent successfully
  
  
==Instructions for Windows Vista==
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'''Via Portal Link'''
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TBD - Coming Soon
  
*1. Click "Control Panel"
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==Receiving a Fax==
*2. Select "Clock, Language and Region"
 
*3. Under Regional and Language Options, pick "Change keyboard or other input method."
 
*4. Select the General tab. Under "Installed Services" click "Add..."
 
*5. Find the "United States-International" option and select it.
 
*6. In the pull-down menu, select "United States-International" as the default language.
 
*7. Click OK to exit the menu system and finalize the installation.
 
  
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'''Via Incoming Email'''
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*Faculty/Staff who have been configured to receive faxes through a certain fax line will automatically receive incoming fax documents to their MCLA e-mail. The fax document will be accepted as an e-mail attachment in PDF format.
  
==Using the "right-Alt"==
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'''Via Portal Link'''
 
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TBD - Coming Soon
Once installed, the international keyboard then allows you to do the following:
 
 
 
* Add the accents to the vowels, press the right-Alt key at the same time as the vowel.
 
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Example: To type á, press the right-Alt key and the a at the same time. If you're capitalizing to make Á, you'll have to press three keys simultaneously — the a, right-Alt and the shift key.
 
 
 
* Add special characters.
 
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Example: Angular quotation markets (« and ») can be created by pressing the right-Alt key and one of the bracket keys simultaneously. The inverted question mark (¿) and inverted exclamation point (¡) are also done similarly. Press right-Alt and the 1 key (which also is used for the exclamation point) for the inverted exclamation point; for the inverted question mark, press right-Alt and the question mark key at the same time.
 

Revision as of 04:19, 14 February 2023

MCLA has partnered with WestFax, a cloud-based fax service that integrates with MCLA Email and BlazerPrint Copiers. Faxing a document can now be done by simply sending an e-mail. Users can also receive faxes securely that go directly to their MCLA mailbox. Users who have a paper document to fax can still do so on any BlazerPrint Copier on campus. The following instructions will walk through this these various options.

Sending a Fax

Via Email Attachment (File Attachment Faxing)

  • Login to your MCLA Email via the MCLA Portal (https://portal.mcla.edu)
  • Create a new email message
  • Enter the ten-digit fax phone number with @westfax.com as the recipient's e-mail address. Example:13035551212@westfax.com
  • Enter a subject as the fax header (see WestFax Advanced Header Flags)
  • Attach the file you would like to fax. All Microsoft Office file formats, .PDF, .JPG are supported.
  • Send Email
  • You will receive a fax confirmation e-mail sent back to you when fax is sent successfully

Via BlazerPrint Copier (Paper Faxing)

  • 1. Load document in Automatic Document Feeder
  • 2. 'Tap' into BlazerPrint Copier with MCLA Photo ID.
  • 3. Select “Scan” from the homepage
  • 4. Select the "Fax Using XXX-XXX-XXXX" option. Note: Users may have multiple lines assigned to them to choose from.
  • 5. Enter the fax recipient number by pressing the '+' symbol in the lower left corner.
  • 6. Enter fax number (required), recipient name (optional), and recipient company (optional) then press 'Add Recipient' in the lower right corner.
  • 7. Press 'Start' to Send Fax
  • 8. You will receive a fax confirmation e-mail sent back to you when fax is sent successfully


Via Portal Link TBD - Coming Soon

Receiving a Fax

Via Incoming Email

  • Faculty/Staff who have been configured to receive faxes through a certain fax line will automatically receive incoming fax documents to their MCLA e-mail. The fax document will be accepted as an e-mail attachment in PDF format.

Via Portal Link TBD - Coming Soon