How do I setup a drop shortcut to fax?

Through the Print Wizard user interface you can define "print profiles". These "print profiles" decide what to do when processing a job with a profile, including the ability to fax. When you define the profile, the user interface will ask you if you want to create a desktop shortcut. If you answer yes, you will end up with a desktop icon that you can drag and drop files on that will then get faxed.

If you want to manually set up a shortcut, you can do so by including the profile name on the command line, or target line, for the shortcut:

C:\Program Files\Printwiz30\printwiz.exe /profile=myfaxprofile.profile

You can take this further by setting up the drag/drop profile to do one of the following:

  • Always fax to a specific number
  • Include specific fax information, such as the subject, notes line and attachments
  • Always ask where to fax to

You can then open up your Windows Explorer or other file applications and drag a file from there and drop it on this shortcut to fax as you need.