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Creating an Address Book (Fax Driver)

By using the address book, you can send a fax by simply specifying a recipient from it.

You can register the recipient's name, fax number and other information in the address book.

Registering a recipient (WAB contact) in the address book

You can register an individual recipient (Contact) in the address book.

  1. Open the print settings dialog box of the fax driver.

  2. Click Address Book... in the displayed dialog box.

    figure: Canon XXX series FAX Printing Preferences dialog box

    Note

    • Once an individual recipient (Contact) is registered in the address book folder (Windows Contacts) as an address book file (.contact file), it can be used in multiple applications. However, you cannot change the address book you use, as only one address book can be created per user.

      Follow the steps below to open Windows Contacts.

      • Windows 11/Windows 10:

        Search for "Contacts" from Search box.

      • Windows 8.1/Windows 8:

        Select the Search charm, then search for "Contacts".

      • Windows 7/Windows Vista:

        Select XXXX (user name) from the Start menu, then double-click Contacts.

  3. In the Address Book dialog box, click New....

    figure: Address Book dialog box

  4. Select Contact in the New Entry dialog box, then click OK.

    figure: New Entry dialog box

    Note

    • For faxing, you can only specify the Contact (one recipient). You cannot specify a Distribution List.

  5. On Name and E-mail tab of Properties dialog box, enter First and Last.

    The recipient's name will be printed at the top of the fax received by the recipient.

    figure: Properties dialog box

  6. Enter the fax number on the Home or Work tab, then click OK.

    An individual recipient (Contact) is registered in the address book.

    Note

    • You can also register a recipient by clicking the Add to Address Book... button on the Send Fax dialog box after entering the recipient.

      figure: Send Fax dialog box

    • Add the outside line access number before the fax number as needed.

      (Example: When the outside line access number is "0" and the fax number is "XXX-XXXX", enter "0XXX-XXXX".)

    • If you upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, the address book you created in Windows XP may not be reflected in Windows Vista. In this case, open the address book in the following procedure and reflect the information to a new address book.

      1. Select Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options.
      2. Click the View tab of the Folder Options dialog box, select Show hidden files and folders in Advanced settings, then click OK.
      3. From the Start menu, select XXXX (user name), then double-click AppData > Roaming > Canon > MP5 to open the folder.

      4. Double-click the ".wab" file.

        The address book will be reflected in Windows Vista automatically.