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#6200 Faxing From WordPerfect 6.1 DOS In Windows 95
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Revision Date: 26-Feb-97 12:39:26 PM

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WordPerfect® 6.1 for DOS

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This document contains instructions for setting up the fax capabilities in WordPerfect for DOS versions 5.1+ and 6.x under Windows 95.

The FaxDirect program that ships with the DOS versions of WordPerfect will work with Windows 95. However, a few guidelines should be observed.

Loading FaxDirect in the Windows 95 AUTOEXEC.BAT file can cause errors while faxing from WordPerfect. It is recommended that FaxDirect be loaded from a batch file after Windows 95 has been started.

The following steps explain the recommended method of setting up the fax capabilities to operate under Windows 95.

1. Create a DOS batch file to load FaxDirect and FaxB, launch WordPerfect, and then remove the fax drivers from memory. Below is an example for WP60DOS. (Note that the directory names will change if you are using WP51+, WP61DOS, or have installed to a different directory)

C:\WP60\FAXDIR.EXE
C:\WP60\FAXB.COM
C:\WP60\WP
C:\WP60\FAXDIR /R

This batch file can be created in the Windows 95 Notepad program and should then be saved to your WordPerfect directory with a filename such as FAX.BAT. (The filename must have the extension BAT.)

2. Create a Windows 95 Shortcut to execute the above batch file.

A shortcut can be created by æright-mouse-clickingÆ on the Windows 95 Desktop and selecting æNewÆ | æShortcutÆ. Enter the command line of the batch file to be executed. (For example, if the batch file is named FAX.BAT and is in the C:\WP60 directory, the command line to enter would be C:\WP60\FAX.BAT) Press the æNextÆ button and select a name for the shortcut (i.e. WordPerfect). Pick an icon that the new shortcut will use and Press Finish.

3. Edit the Shortcut properties by æright-mouse-clickingÆ on the new shortcut and selecting æPropertiesÆ. Select the æProgramÆ Tab, press the æAdvancedÆ button, and place a check mark in the æPrevent MS-DOS-based programs from detecting WindowsÆ and æSuggest MS-DOS mode as necessaryÆ if they are not both already checked. Press the æOKÆ button to leave the advanced program settings screen and place a check mark in the æClose on exitÆ option. Press the æOKÆ button.

Conventional memory concerns will still be relevant while running DOS versions of WordPerfect with FaxDirect in Windows 95. After the fax drivers and WordPerfect are loaded, there should be a minimum of 220K of conventional memory available. This can be easily checked from with in WordPerfect by going to the help menu and selecting WP Info from the menu. The help menu can be accessed by pressing +<=> at a document screen and then pressing the key.

Note: No upper memory will be available to DOS applications launched from the graphical interface of Windows 95, therefore, the fax drivers will not be able to be loaded high (i.e., into the upper memory area). If the computer is configured to use Expanded Memory (EMS), FaxDirect will use approximately 40k less conventional memory thus making more conventional memory available to WordPerfect.

FaxDirect and WordPerfect should be able to send and receive faxes when running in a window or full screen. However, sending and receiving faxes will require that WordPerfect be the active application. If a screen saver activates or the user switches to another active application it is very likely that fax attempt will fail.

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