• All Files
Using the Client  >  The GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer

The GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer

The GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer enables management of fax files (*.fax extension) and viewing, editing, printing and storing of faxes.

Load the GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer from Start > Programs > GFI FaxMaker Client > GFI FaxMaker Viewer or by double-clicking a fax file (*.fax extension).

Fax loaded in GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer

GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer options:

ClosedFax management

The following table shows the functions for managing faxes in GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer.

Function Description
Viewing faxes Double-click a fax file (*.fax extension) to view fax in GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer.
Saving faxes Navigate to File > Save as.... Specify location, filename and extension.
Printing faxes Navigate to File > Printand select printer. Configure printing options from File > Print setup....
Creating faxes

Navigate to File > New... to open a new fax sheet.

NOTE: It is recommended that faxes are created in another tool and converted to fax format by printing content to GFI FaxMaker printer driver. For more information refer to Printing content to GFI FaxMaker Client.
Zoom From the Zoom menu, select the zooming level for viewing fax content. A number of zooming options are available, such as zooming in and out, fitting page to window width or height, or zooming to a specific percentage or ratio.
Navigating pages

If a fax contains multiple pages, you can navigate through the pages. From the Page menu, select Next Page or Previous Page to go to the next or previous pages respectively. Click Page > Goto Page to navigate to a particular page number.

Alternatively, select the page to navigate to from the Pages toolbar.

You can also view all pages in Thumbnails format. Navigate to View > Thumbnail view. Double-click on page to view.

Toolbars Select the toolbars to show/hide from the View menu. Toolbars provide quick access to various functions.
Previewing faxes

After editing a fax, preview how it is viewed when transmitted in black & white format. Navigate to Annotation > B&W Preview.

To close preview and continue editing fax, navigate to Annotation > Show.
Page information Navigate to View > Image info... to load information about the current page.

ClosedEditing faxes

The following table shows the functions available for editing faxes in GFI FaxMaker Fax Viewer.

Function Description
Rotating pages

Navigate to Page menu and select:

  • Rotate left - Rotate page 90 degrees anti-clockwise
  • Rotate right - Rotate page 90 degrees clockwise
  • Flip - Rotate page 180 degrees
Deleting content Navigate to Annotation > Eraser and select area to erase.
Hiding content This feature allows hiding of sensitive information prior to transmitting a fax. Navigate to Annotation > Selection pointer and select area to hide. Navigate to Edit > Black out region to hide the selected area.
Inserting shapes

A number of shapes can be inserted from the Annotations toolbar or Annotation menu:

  • Rectangle
  • Circle
  • Lines - Use mouse to insert and size line. From the Line style toolbar, set line weight.
  • Arrows - From the Line style toolbar select the arrow style to use. Selected arrow style is automatically added when inserting a new line.
Shape colors

Use the picker tool (Annotation > Picker tool) to select shapes. Select the color to apply from the Colors/shades toolbar.

NOTE: Colors are converted to grayscale on saving fax file.
Inserting text

Navigate to Annotation > Typed text. Use mouse to insert and size a text box. Key in text.

Text can be formatted from the Formatting toolbar.
Resizing shapes Use the picker tool (Annotation > Picker tool) to select shape to resize. Use mouse to change shape size.
Aligning content

Select one or more objects using the Picker tool and use the Alignment toolbar to set the following positioning properties:

  • Align left / right / top / bottom / centers - Align two or more shapes to a common side or center margin. Shapes are aligned to the shape that was selected first.
  • Bring to front - When there are multiple shapes on fax, use this function to show selected shape on top of other shapes.
  • Send to back - When there are multiple shapes on fax, use this function to send selected shape below other shapes.
Inserting images or stamps Navigate to Annotation > Rubber stamps. Select shape to insert and click Accept. By default, GFI FaxMaker includes a number of commonly used stamps. Click Add to add more images to the list of stamps. Image must be in *.bmp format.
Inverting colors Navigate to Page > Invert to invert all fax colors.
Image enhancements Fax files cannot contain colored content. Use the image enhancement feature to specify the darkness level that colored shapes should be stored in. Navigate to View > Image enhancement and select the light/dark level to store fax.
Highlighting content Navigate to Annotation > Highlighter and use mouse to insert a highlighted rectangle.
Try now, for free›

Related Topics

Follow us

GFI FaxMaker Help System v2.2.3

Copyright © GFI Software Ltd 2016

Free Trial›