How To Fax From Email: A Quick Guide

Sending a fax from Gmail is a simple task. Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Sign up for MetroFax: Start by creating an account with MetroFax.
2. Add your email address to MetroFax: Go to ‘Account Details’ in your MetroFax dashboard and add your desired email address to ‘Send Email Addresses’.
3. Open your Gmail account.
4. Compose a new email: Click on ‘compose’ to create a new email.
5. Enter recipient’s fax number: In the ‘to’ field, enter the recipient’s fax number, including area and country code, followed by ‘@metrofax.com’ (e.g., [email protected]).
6. Attach the document: Attach the document you want to fax to the email body.
7. Add a cover page (optional): If you want to, you can add a cover page by typing a message in the body of the email.
8. Send the email: Click ‘Send’, and MetroFax will automatically convert your email into a fax and deliver it to the recipient’s fax machine.
9. Confirm the fax was sent: MetroFax will send you a confirmation email that the fax was successfully delivered to the same email address as the fax was sent.

Faxing from Outlook is equally convenient. Here’s how you can do it using MetroFax:

1. Register with MetroFax: Sign up for a MetroFax account if you haven’t already.
2. Add your email address to MetroFax: Go to your MetroFax dashboard and click on ‘Account Details’. Add your desired email address to ‘Send Email Addresses’.
3. Open your Outlook account.
4. Compose a new email: Click on ‘New Email’ to create a new message.
5. Enter the recipient’s fax number: In the ‘To’ field, enter the recipient’s fax number, followed by ‘@metrofax.com’. Make sure not to include spaces or dashes and to add the area and country code of the fax number.
6. Attach your fax document: Attach the document you wish to fax to the email.
7. Include a cover page (optional): If desired, type a cover page message in the email body.
8. Send the email: Click ‘Send’, and MetroFax will handle the rest, converting your email into a fax and delivering it.
9. Check for the confirmation: If everything went well, you should receive confirmation from MetroFax that the fax was delivered to the same email address as you sent the email.

Faxing from various other email clients follows a similar pattern, so here’s a more generic step-by-step guide for email clients like Apple Mail and Yahoo! Mail:

1. Subscribe to MetroFax: Begin by creating a MetroFax account.
2. Add your email address to MetroFax: Go to your MetroFax dashboard, click on ‘Account Details’, and add your desired email address to ‘Send Email Addresses’.
3. Open your email client account.
4. Compose a new email: Create a new email message.
5. Add recipient’s fax number: In the ‘to’ field, enter the recipient’s fax number, followed by ‘@metrofax.com’.
6. Attach your fax document: Attach the document you wish to fax to the email.
7. Add an optional cover page: If needed, include a cover page message by typing what you want within the email body.
8. Send: Click ‘Send’ and MetroFax will take care of the fax conversion and delivery.
9. Check delivery: When the delivery is successful, you should receive confirmation from MetroFax that everything went well.

MetroFax has numerous advantages that make it an excellent choice for online faxing. With a convenient and innovative online platform, MetroFax focuses on offering standard fax-related features with a little extra on the side. From mobile compatibility to cost-effective prices, the provider firmly establishes its position as a reliable and efficient solution.

The best part is that MetroFax has a 3-day free trial, which means that anyone can take the platform for a test drive before committing to a subscription. Still, with affordable plans that can have price reductions of up to 17%, joining MetroFax’s services won’t break the bank.

MetroFax’s versatile sending methods, combined with an intuitive and minimalist interface make the experience of sending and receiving faxes a hassle-free process.