A Windows Vista forum. Vista Banter

Welcome to Vista Banter.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and access our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will have access to ask questions and reply to others posts, upload your own photos and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact support.

Go Back   Home » Vista Banter forum » Microsoft Windows Vista » Printing, Faxing and Scanning with Vista
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Printing, Faxing and Scanning with Vista A forum for using printers, scanners and fx with Windows Vista. (microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan)

Vista fax options



 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old February 20th 08, 05:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
DS_NZ
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1
Default Vista fax options


Vista Bus x64 / Office Pro 2007

Can anyone advise if & how to do the following that were simple to do
in XP fax:

1. Save a single page of a multipage fax as an image (.png, gif, tif,
jpg whatever)? Easy to save as a multipage .tif, but most sw opens only
the first page. I regularly need to save the 3rd page (which is an
invoice) of a 3 page fax; ie. I want an image of just the invoice (pref
.png or gif). Was easy to do in XP.

2. Change the fax resolution (eg. faxing a Word doc - mainly text).
Seem to have no option to select the fax resolution & quality seems
worse than XP (I used 200x200).

3. I cannot get Outlook contacts to show up in the Fax & Scan utility.
Just Windows Contacts (which I do not use).

Any help appreciated


--
DS_NZ
  #2 (permalink)  
Old February 21st 08, 09:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 534
Default Vista fax options

1. Open the fax with an application that supports saving individual pages,
such as MODI. The Fax viewer only lets you print individual pages, not save
them individually.
2. Not an option
3. WFS will use whatever you have set as your default Contacts Manger for
your OS.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"DS_NZ" wrote in message
news

Vista Bus x64 / Office Pro 2007

Can anyone advise if & how to do the following that were simple to do
in XP fax:

1. Save a single page of a multipage fax as an image (.png, gif, tif,
jpg whatever)? Easy to save as a multipage .tif, but most sw opens only
the first page. I regularly need to save the 3rd page (which is an
invoice) of a 3 page fax; ie. I want an image of just the invoice (pref
png or gif). Was easy to do in XP.

2. Change the fax resolution (eg. faxing a Word doc - mainly text).
Seem to have no option to select the fax resolution & quality seems
worse than XP (I used 200x200).

3. I cannot get Outlook contacts to show up in the Fax & Scan utility.
Just Windows Contacts (which I do not use).

Any help appreciated


--
DS_NZ


  #3 (permalink)  
Old February 22nd 08, 12:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
DS_NZ[_2_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2
Default Vista fax options


Thanks Russ



1. MODI ? Never heard of it & a Google search did not help either.
3. Where is the default Contacts Manger set? I looked under "Default
Programs" in Control Panel. Nothing obvious there.

wrt Item 1, I found a circuitous work-around. Print to .pdf, open in
Acrobat, then save the desired page as a one page .pdf (which I can live
with as an alt to an image format, but it is extra steps all the way.)

Sadly, WFS does not appear to honour the "current page only"
specification when printing to .pdf. No doubt they will blame Adobe for
that.

Unfortunately for my usage, WFS is a significant downgrade on the XP
fax facility. So much for "upgrading" to Vista.

Why on earth was the facility to save a single page as an image removed
from the fax facility (& then have the cheek to charge me for the
"upgrade").


--
DS_NZ
  #4 (permalink)  
Old February 22nd 08, 12:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
DS_NZ[_2_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2
Default Vista fax options


Thanks Russ



1. MODI ? Never heard of it & a Google search did not help either.
3. Where is the default Contacts Manger set? I looked under "Default
Programs" in Control Panel. Nothing obvious there.

wrt Item 1, I found a circuitous work-around. Print to .pdf, open in
Acrobat, then save the desired page as a one page .pdf (which I can live
with as an alt to an image format, but it is extra steps all the way.)

Sadly, WFS does not appear to honour the "current page only"
specification when printing to .pdf. No doubt they will blame Adobe for
that.

Unfortunately for my usage, WFS is a significant downgrade on the XP
fax facility. So much for "upgrading" to Vista.

Why on earth was the facility to save a single page as an image removed
from the fax facility (& then have the cheek to charge me for the
"upgrade").


--
DS_NZ
  #5 (permalink)  
Old February 22nd 08, 02:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 534
Default Vista fax options

MODI = Microsoft Office Document Imaging. If you installed office, you have
it.
You set default your default Contacts manager in Control Panel Default
options.
You got it backwards from everyone else. WFS is the first improvement to the
fax module in decades.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"DS_NZ" wrote in message
news

Thanks Russ



1. MODI ? Never heard of it & a Google search did not help either.
3. Where is the default Contacts Manger set? I looked under "Default
Programs" in Control Panel. Nothing obvious there.

wrt Item 1, I found a circuitous work-around. Print to .pdf, open in
Acrobat, then save the desired page as a one page .pdf (which I can live
with as an alt to an image format, but it is extra steps all the way.)

Sadly, WFS does not appear to honour the "current page only"
specification when printing to .pdf. No doubt they will blame Adobe for
that.

Unfortunately for my usage, WFS is a significant downgrade on the XP
fax facility. So much for "upgrading" to Vista.

Why on earth was the facility to save a single page as an image removed
from the fax facility (& then have the cheek to charge me for the
"upgrade").


--
DS_NZ


  #6 (permalink)  
Old February 22nd 08, 02:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 534
Default Vista fax options

MODI = Microsoft Office Document Imaging. If you installed office, you have
it.
You set default your default Contacts manager in Control Panel Default
options.
You got it backwards from everyone else. WFS is the first improvement to the
fax module in decades.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"DS_NZ" wrote in message
news

Thanks Russ



1. MODI ? Never heard of it & a Google search did not help either.
3. Where is the default Contacts Manger set? I looked under "Default
Programs" in Control Panel. Nothing obvious there.

wrt Item 1, I found a circuitous work-around. Print to .pdf, open in
Acrobat, then save the desired page as a one page .pdf (which I can live
with as an alt to an image format, but it is extra steps all the way.)

Sadly, WFS does not appear to honour the "current page only"
specification when printing to .pdf. No doubt they will blame Adobe for
that.

Unfortunately for my usage, WFS is a significant downgrade on the XP
fax facility. So much for "upgrading" to Vista.

Why on earth was the facility to save a single page as an image removed
from the fax facility (& then have the cheek to charge me for the
"upgrade").


--
DS_NZ


  #7 (permalink)  
Old February 22nd 08, 09:56 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
DS_NZ[_3_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1
Default Vista fax options


'Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook Wrote:
;621288']MODI = Microsoft Office Document Imaging. If you installed
office, you have
it.
You set default your default Contacts manager in Control Panel
Default
options.
You got it backwards from everyone else. WFS is the first improvement
to the
fax module in decades.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]



Thanks. I have Office 2007. Had never previously encountered MODI,
but I did find it. Is it possible to make this the default fax viewer?


MODI does not show up when I try "open with" on a multipage .tif.
Photoshop CS3, Office Picture Manager, Paint, PictureViewer, & Windows
Photo Gallery are the only options showing.

Where are the .tif files for Sent faxes stored (I can see the InBox)?
They do not appear to be under "...\Documents\Fax\. Or do I first have
to save the fax to a tif file? If so, not really any advantage over
using pdf.

###

re Item 3. "Default Options" = "Default Programs"? Don't see "Default
Options" in Control Panel. And I don't see "Contacts Manager" in
"Default Programs" - just the option to set the program association for
the ".contact" extension. I set Office to be the default for everything
it could, but I still do not see it in WFS.

Is 32bit Office / 64bit Vista an issue?

###

re. your last comment. I realise there are some collaboration features
in there, but they are of no use to me (work from home). Access the fax
service on my desktop from other PC's on the home network would have
been nice (esp my laptop), but that does not seem to work. Not a big
deal. The removal of features previously there (easy to save single
page, etc) have, however, made the fax sw more difficult for me.


--
DS_NZ
  #8 (permalink)  
Old February 22nd 08, 10:34 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 534
Default Vista fax options

You can examine your own setup to see where your faxes are stored. Tools
Fax Settings... Advanced.
You can change your file association for TIF files if you want to MODI. Same
place: Control Panel Default Programs
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"DS_NZ" wrote in message
news

'Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook Wrote:
;621288']MODI = Microsoft Office Document Imaging. If you installed
office, you have
it.
You set default your default Contacts manager in Control Panel
Default
options.
You got it backwards from everyone else. WFS is the first improvement
to the
fax module in decades.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]



Thanks. I have Office 2007. Had never previously encountered MODI,
but I did find it. Is it possible to make this the default fax viewer?


MODI does not show up when I try "open with" on a multipage .tif.
Photoshop CS3, Office Picture Manager, Paint, PictureViewer, & Windows
Photo Gallery are the only options showing.

Where are the .tif files for Sent faxes stored (I can see the InBox)?
They do not appear to be under "...\Documents\Fax\. Or do I first have
to save the fax to a tif file? If so, not really any advantage over
using pdf.

###

re Item 3. "Default Options" = "Default Programs"? Don't see "Default
Options" in Control Panel. And I don't see "Contacts Manager" in
"Default Programs" - just the option to set the program association for
the ".contact" extension. I set Office to be the default for everything
it could, but I still do not see it in WFS.

Is 32bit Office / 64bit Vista an issue?

###

re. your last comment. I realise there are some collaboration features
in there, but they are of no use to me (work from home). Access the fax
service on my desktop from other PC's on the home network would have
been nice (esp my laptop), but that does not seem to work. Not a big
deal. The removal of features previously there (easy to save single
page, etc) have, however, made the fax sw more difficult for me.


--
DS_NZ


  #9 (permalink)  
Old February 22nd 08, 05:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 814
Default Vista fax options

On item 3, you want 'Default Programs|Set default programs' and set Outlook
to be the default and make sure it has all its defaults.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"DS_NZ" wrote in message
news

'Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook Wrote:
;621288']MODI = Microsoft Office Document Imaging. If you installed
office, you have
it.
You set default your default Contacts manager in Control Panel
Default
options.
You got it backwards from everyone else. WFS is the first improvement
to the
fax module in decades.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]



Thanks. I have Office 2007. Had never previously encountered MODI,
but I did find it. Is it possible to make this the default fax viewer?


MODI does not show up when I try "open with" on a multipage .tif.
Photoshop CS3, Office Picture Manager, Paint, PictureViewer, & Windows
Photo Gallery are the only options showing.

Where are the .tif files for Sent faxes stored (I can see the InBox)?
They do not appear to be under "...\Documents\Fax\. Or do I first have
to save the fax to a tif file? If so, not really any advantage over
using pdf.

###

re Item 3. "Default Options" = "Default Programs"? Don't see "Default
Options" in Control Panel. And I don't see "Contacts Manager" in
"Default Programs" - just the option to set the program association for
the ".contact" extension. I set Office to be the default for everything
it could, but I still do not see it in WFS.

Is 32bit Office / 64bit Vista an issue?

###

re. your last comment. I realise there are some collaboration features
in there, but they are of no use to me (work from home). Access the fax
service on my desktop from other PC's on the home network would have
been nice (esp my laptop), but that does not seem to work. Not a big
deal. The removal of features previously there (easy to save single
page, etc) have, however, made the fax sw more difficult for me.


--
DS_NZ



  #10 (permalink)  
Old February 24th 08, 08:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
PatoPaco
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1
Default Vista fax options

Hola
Please told the details!
What ever I do I always get the Outlook Address book, that is empty.
I can't get the several Contacts lists I have in Outlook.


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

On item 3, you want 'Default Programs|Set default programs' and set Outlook
to be the default and make sure it has all its defaults.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"DS_NZ" wrote in message
news

'Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook Wrote:
;621288']MODI = Microsoft Office Document Imaging. If you installed
office, you have
it.
You set default your default Contacts manager in Control Panel
Default
options.
You got it backwards from everyone else. WFS is the first improvement
to the
fax module in decades.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]



Thanks. I have Office 2007. Had never previously encountered MODI,
but I did find it. Is it possible to make this the default fax viewer?


MODI does not show up when I try "open with" on a multipage .tif.
Photoshop CS3, Office Picture Manager, Paint, PictureViewer, & Windows
Photo Gallery are the only options showing.

Where are the .tif files for Sent faxes stored (I can see the InBox)?
They do not appear to be under "...\Documents\Fax\. Or do I first have
to save the fax to a tif file? If so, not really any advantage over
using pdf.

###

re Item 3. "Default Options" = "Default Programs"? Don't see "Default
Options" in Control Panel. And I don't see "Contacts Manager" in
"Default Programs" - just the option to set the program association for
the ".contact" extension. I set Office to be the default for everything
it could, but I still do not see it in WFS.

Is 32bit Office / 64bit Vista an issue?

###

re. your last comment. I realise there are some collaboration features
in there, but they are of no use to me (work from home). Access the fax
service on my desktop from other PC's on the home network would have
been nice (esp my laptop), but that does not seem to work. Not a big
deal. The removal of features previously there (easy to save single
page, etc) have, however, made the fax sw more difficult for me.


--
DS_NZ




 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT. The time now is 07:53 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6
Copyright ©2004-2012 Vista Banter.
The comments are property of their posters.