How to Fax Without Using a Fax Machine
This wikiHow teaches you how to send a document to a fax machine without having to hook up your computer to a fax machine, modem, or phone line. You can send faxes for free using FaxZero or using a 30-day trial of MyFax. FaxZero has a 3-page limit per fax and a 5-fax limit per day. The free trial of MyFax has a 100-page limit, requires a credit card to sign up, and costs $10 a month after the trial has ended. You must cancel your subscription with MyFax before the trial period is over if you don't want to continue to use MyFax.
1. **Go to the FaxZero page.** Go to https://faxzero.com/.
2. **Enter your sender information.** In the upper-left side of the page, fill out the following fields:


 - Enter your name here.

 - Type in a working email address here. You'll need to access this email address later, so make sure you can log into it.

 - Enter your phone number here.
3. **Enter your recipient's information.** In the upper-right side of the page, fill out the following fields:


 - The name of the person receiving the fax goes here.

 - The number of the fax machine that will be receiving your fax.
4. **Click Choose Files.** This grey button is below the "Fax Information" section.
There are three  options in case you want to upload multiple documents.
5. **Select a Word or PDF to send.** Click on a document that you want to send.

You may first have to navigate to the document's location by clicking one of the folder names on the left side of the File Explorer or Finder window.
Your document must be three or fewer pages in length.
6. **Click Open.** It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will upload your file to the FaxZero window.
7. **Add cover page text.** Type a message into the text box in the middle of the page to display it on the front of your fax.
The cover page doesn't count toward the three-page limit.
8. **Enter the confirmation code.** In the "Confirmation Code" field that's below the cover page area, type in the five-character code displayed just below the field.
9. **Click Send Free Fax Now.** It's at the bottom of the page.
10. **Open your email account.** Go to the email address that you entered as part of your sender information. Your email inbox should open.
You may have to log into your email account with your email address and password before you continue.
11. **Open the email from FaxZero.** Click on the email from "FaxZero.com" to open it.
Be sure to check your inbox's "Spam" folder (also check the  folder on Gmail, or the  folder in Outlook).
12. **Click the confirmation link.** There will be a link below text that says "Please click on the URL below..."; click this link to send your fax.
You can send up to five faxes every 24 hours with FaxZero.
13. **Go to the MyFax page.** Go to http://www.myfax.com/. This will open the MyFax home page.
14. **Click FREE 30 DAY TRIAL.** This green button is on the left side of the page.
A free trial with MyFax includes 100 free sent pages.
15. **Select a state.** Click the  drop-down box, then click the state to which you'll be sending your fax.
16. **Select a city.** Click the  drop-down box, then click the city and area code to which you want to send your fax.
17. **Click Next Step.** It's an orange button in the lower-right side of the page.
18. **Enter your name and an email address.** Do so in the text fields in the middle of the page.
Make sure you use a working email address since you'll need to use it to log in later if you keep your account.
19. **Click Next Step.** 
20. **Enter your billing information.** This will include your card name, number, expiration date, security code, and billing address.
MyFax will bill (and then refund) a $0.99 deposit to ensure that your payment details are correct, but you won't have to pay for your account for as long as the free trial is active.
21. **Check the "I have read" box.** It's near the bottom of the page.
22. **Click Start Trial.** This orange button is at the bottom of the page. Doing so creates your MyFax account.
23. **Click LOGIN.** It's in the middle of the page.
24. **Click SEND FAXES.** You'll find this option on the left side of the page.
25. **Enter your fax recipient's information.** Fill out the following fields at the top of the fax form:


 - Your recipient's name goes here.

 - Your recipient's company's name should go here.

 - The number of the fax machine to which you're sending the fax goes here.
You may see the country code listed here instead of .
26. **Add a subject and message.** Type the subject of the fax into the "Subject" field in the middle of the page, then enter a personal message (if needed) in the "Message" field below it.
27. **Add your fax's attachment.** Click , click the item that you want to fax (e.g., a document), and click .
The free trial of MyFax allows for 10 documents or 20 MB in one fax, whichever comes first.
28. **Click Send Fax.** It's in the lower-right side of the fax window. Doing so will deliver your fax to the specified machine.
You can call 1 (866) 563-9212 at any time during the free trial to cancel your membership free of charge.
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