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In addition to the job-specific PlanetPress Fax properties you configure in the task’s Properties dialog
box, there are configurable options common to all PlanetPress Fax outputs processed by a given com-
puter (See "PlanetPress Fax plugin preferences" on page670). Note that those options are specific to
each PlanetPress Fax installation and that they are immediately applied.
Input
Any data file with a valid emulation (see "About data emulation" on page54). Metadata is optional and
can be used to specify the fax number and information to send the file. Alternatively, a TIFF file in the
proper page size and compression (CCITT Group 4) can be used.
Processing
If a data file with metadata is used, the data file is merged with the selected PlanetPress Design doc-
ument, converted into a multi-page TIFF file with CCITT Group 4 compression, and sent to the Plan-
etPress Fax host specified in the properties. If the file is a TIFF file in the proper format and the "Pass-
through" option is selected, no processing is done, the file is sent as-is.
Output
A TIFF in the CCITT Group 4 compression, and information for the FAX server to know where to send
the file.
Task properties
General Tab
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Host: Select the IP address of the PlanetPress Fax host to which you want the request to be
sent. The Fax configuration is set in the PlanetPress Fax User Options on the target host.
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Refresh: Click to update the list of IP addresses displayed in the Host drop-down list box.
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Documents: Select a specific PlanetPress Design document if you want all the jobs to be faxed
with that document. You must select a document, pass-troughs are not available.
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Add job information to the document: Select to add the available job info variables in the
“header” of the generated output file.
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Run mode group
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Printer centric: Select to send the document along with the trigger and data to the com-
ponent that generates fax documents.
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Optimized PostScript Stream: Select to merge the selected document with the data
received by this task before sending it to the component that generates fax documents.
Some PlanetPress Design features, such as the Time and Date functions, require that this
option be selected.
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