Tips for Sending a Fax

1. Ask whether the quoted price includes phone charges. If the phone call is extra for a domestic fax, try another copying place for a cheaper rate. You will pay $2 to $5 a page. To send international faxes, most copy stores charge for the phone call in addition to the fax.

2. Be sure the price of sending the fax is a flat rate, not based on time used, which is usually more expensive.

3. If you’re sending 25 pages or more, ask if there is a store discount for volume. Some stores will give you 10% to 25% off if you are sending a large number.

4. Use black ink (it transmits better); make sure copy is legible.

5. On the cover sheet, include receiver’s name, company and phone number. List how many pages are being sent.

6. Most fax machines transmit only 8 1/2-by-11-inch paper. If yours is wider, be sure to reduce the original.

7. If you are sending urgent information, call to alert the person after you have sent the fax.