How to activate internet faxing from Microsoft Office applications
Microsoft Office uses Outlook to send faxes directly from Word, Excel etc. For this feature to work correctly you must ensure that Outlook is correctly configured, i.e. the "From" email address associated with Outlook must be registered with InterFAX to ensure your faxes are sent successfully.
The activation procedure involves downloading a specially configured MS Windows registry file. Follow the instructions below to download the file and activate support for internet faxing from MS Office applications.
Note: You will need to run MS Office Activation on every computer from which you plan to send faxes using the MS Office Internet Fax feature.
For an introduction to our Office fax offering, see the Microsoft Office Fax solution page.
Activation Steps for Internet Explorer (for Firefox and Chrome see below)
1. Log in to your InterFAX control panel.
2. Select the External Apps tab and click on MS Office Activation. The following screen is displayed.
3. There are two options available to you:
Standard MS Office Activation
Allow internet faxing from MS Office ONLY
Select the option you require and click on Activate.
Note: Selecting the "Allow internet faxing from MS Office ONLY" option adds additional security mechanisms that ensure that others cannot "spoof" your email address to send faxes at your expense. If you select this option, you will only be able to submit faxes from MS Office using MS Outlook.
4. A pop up box will then open. Click on Run.
5. Another pop up box will open and you will be asked if you wish to allow the file to continue. Click on Allow.
6. Another warning box will pop up. Click Yes.
7. Activation is now complete.
1. Log in to your InterFAX control panel.
2. Select the External Apps tab and click on MS Office Activation. The following screen is displayed.
3. There are two options available to you:
Standard MS Office Activation
Allow internet faxing from MS Office ONLY
Select the option you require and click on Activate.
Note: Selecting the "Allow internet faxing from MS Office ONLY" option adds additional security mechanisms that ensure that others cannot "spoof" your email address to send faxes at your expense. If you select this option, you will only be able to submit faxes from MS Office using MS Outlook.
4. A pop up box will then open. Click on Save File. Save the reg file in your desired location.
5. When the file has finished downloading, click on the file name (Interfax_Office_Activation.reg) in the downloads window as shown below.
6. When the Security Warning box appears click on Run.
7. Another dialog box appears asking "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer?" Click on Yes.
8. The following Registry Editor window then appears. Click on Yes.
9. Click on OK to complete the activation process.
Activation Steps for Google Chrome
1. Log in to your InterFAX control panel.
2. Select the External Apps tab and click on MS Office Activation. The following screen is displayed.
3. There are two options available to you:
Standard MS Office Activation
Allow internet faxing from MS Office ONLY
Select the option you require and click on Activate.
Note: Selecting the "Allow internet faxing from MS Office ONLY" option adds additional security mechanisms that ensure that others cannot "spoof" your email address to send faxes at your expense. If you select this option, you will only be able to submit faxes from MS Office using MS Outlook.
4. The following message is now displayed at the bottom of your screen. Click on Save.
5. When the file has finished downloading, click on the file name in the window as shown below.
6. When the Security Warning box appears click on Run.
7. Another dialog box appears asking "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer?" Click on Yes.
8. The following Registry Editor window then appears. Click on Yes.
9. Click on OK to complete the activation process.
You will now need to restart any instances of Word, Excel etc for the activation process to be complete.
For instructions on how to send faxes using the Internet Fax feature click here.