gmail fax
By Matt Gerchow
Are you trying to Gmail fax?
You are in the right place. Each month thousands of people land here looking to send faxes from their gmail account.
A while back I was trying to fax from gmail...and after a lot of experimenting, I figured out how to do it. I figured others probably want to know how to do this as well...so I put together this website.
Getting setup to gmail fax is easy if you know how to do it. But first, let's make a few definitions.
Gmail is a free online email service provided by the Google corporation.
Gmail is awesome! You can literally access it from anywhere. Even when you are out of the country.
Faxing is the ability to send a document over phone or internet lines to a fax machine.
Traditional faxes are sent using telephone numbers as opposed to email addresses.
Using Gmail to send a fax falls under the designation of online faxing.
With that out of the way, their are two items that you are going to create your own Google fax service.
1. A 100% free Gmail address.
2. An online fax number that will work with gmail.
In recent years, some of the online fax companies have enabled the ability to work with web-based email companies. Gmail works with more online fax services than just about anyone.
Sending a fax from your Gmail account.
Step 1. Setup a Gmail.com email account. Most likely you already have one. If not, you will need a cell phone handy so they can send a verification message.
Step 2. Select an online fax company to deliver your faxes. For a limited time... RingCentral has a FREE 30-day trial and they offer mobile and fax bundled if you want all of your communications web-based.
Enter your new gmail address as the email you will be sending faxes from. This allows you to gmail receive fax in addition to gmail send fax. All you have to do is check email.
Step 3. Open your Gmail account and click Compose Mail.
Step 4. Attach a document or type in whatever it is you would like to send.
Step 5. Enter the fax number that you would like to send to. If you are using Nextiva you will enter the fax number followed by @nextivafax.com.
Like this...
Step 6. Click Send Mail. That's it. You have sent your first Google fax. Pretty easy, huh?
One more point. You may have heard that there is the ability to send a free fax online. While there are a few sites that offer this free of charge.
At this time, there are no companies that offer a 100% free ability to send and receive a gmail fax.
You are in the right place. Each month thousands of people land here looking to send faxes from their gmail account.
A while back I was trying to fax from gmail...and after a lot of experimenting, I figured out how to do it. I figured others probably want to know how to do this as well...so I put together this website.
Getting setup to gmail fax is easy if you know how to do it. But first, let's make a few definitions.
Gmail is a free online email service provided by the Google corporation.
Gmail is awesome! You can literally access it from anywhere. Even when you are out of the country.
Faxing is the ability to send a document over phone or internet lines to a fax machine.
Traditional faxes are sent using telephone numbers as opposed to email addresses.
Using Gmail to send a fax falls under the designation of online faxing.
With that out of the way, their are two items that you are going to create your own Google fax service.
1. A 100% free Gmail address.
2. An online fax number that will work with gmail.
In recent years, some of the online fax companies have enabled the ability to work with web-based email companies. Gmail works with more online fax services than just about anyone.
Sending a fax from your Gmail account.
Step 1. Setup a Gmail.com email account. Most likely you already have one. If not, you will need a cell phone handy so they can send a verification message.
Step 2. Select an online fax company to deliver your faxes. For a limited time... RingCentral has a FREE 30-day trial and they offer mobile and fax bundled if you want all of your communications web-based.
Enter your new gmail address as the email you will be sending faxes from. This allows you to gmail receive fax in addition to gmail send fax. All you have to do is check email.
Step 3. Open your Gmail account and click Compose Mail.
Step 4. Attach a document or type in whatever it is you would like to send.
Step 5. Enter the fax number that you would like to send to. If you are using Nextiva you will enter the fax number followed by @nextivafax.com.
Like this...
Step 6. Click Send Mail. That's it. You have sent your first Google fax. Pretty easy, huh?
One more point. You may have heard that there is the ability to send a free fax online. While there are a few sites that offer this free of charge.
At this time, there are no companies that offer a 100% free ability to send and receive a gmail fax.