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                    The Complete Communicator
                Faxing from Generic Applications



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There are two requirements that your application software needs
to hav in order to work with the HotKey in Complete Communicator.
First of all you must be able to configure your application
software to use an Epson FX, or IBM Proprinter.   The second
requirement is that the print output can be captured by another
program .  This is important because some applications are so
strict that the print command will only direct the parallel
output to a printer (actual hardware device).  If your software
does not meet these two requirements it is not compatible with
the HotKey feature in Complete Communicator.  If your software
meets these requirements you can use the HotKey by following a
few simple steps.

Create or retrieve the document you want to fax

Press Alt F and a fax cover sheet will pop up on the screen.
Fill in the Cover sheet with the name, phone number and any other
information you need including a short memo.

Press F10 to start the print capture.  At this point the fax
coversheet pop-up screen will be replaced by a screen instructing
you to do two things, 1 change your printer driver and 2 print
you document.  Press the space bar on your keyboard and this
screen will disappear.

Change your printer type, if necessary, to an Epson FX, or IBM
Proprinter(if your printer is one of these, skip this step)
Consult your application manual if you are not sure how to change
your printer type.

Now issue the print command in your application, print your
document just as you would if you were going to print the
document to your printer.  The document will not go to the
printer.  It will be captured by the HotKey program.  (you will
be able to see the brief disk activity while the file is
captured)

After the file has been printed you need to exit from your
application so the file can be converted and sent as a fax.   If,
when you exit from your application you are in any type of a menu
or shell program you must also exit that program so you will be
at DOS.

The next thing you will see is HKEYSEND, file convert and send.
This is the convert and send program that must execute for the
file to be sent.  There are some combinations of DOS and CCOM
where this will not execute automatically.  If you do not see the
HKEYSEND appear on your screen you will need to type it at the
DOS prompt.

You are now ready to go on with other tasks, the fax will be sent
in the background at the date and time you specified on the pop-
up coversheet.

If you need to send more faxes go back into you application and
follow all of the steps, skipping step 4.  If you will not be
sending anymore faxes be sure to change your printer back to the
printer type you normally use, so your printer will print files
correctly.