Microsoft KB Archive/183973

= OL98: (IMO) Err Msg: Automatic Printing of the File Has Failed =

Article ID: 183973

Article Last Modified on 9/7/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q183973



NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Internet Mail Only option installed, you see "Internet Mail Only".

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SYMPTOMS
If you are using the WinFax Starter Edition (WSE) installed with Microsoft Outlook Internet Mail Only (IMO), you may receive the following series of error messages when sending a fax:

Automatic Printing of the file has failed. You will need to activate the printing manually. When the print is complete you will have to exit the application.

Unknown Error occurred when trying to convert document into fax image.

Following these messages you may receive a "Turning document into fax format" dialog box with the Cancel button unavailable. After the dialog box closes, the fax service may place a non-delivery report (NDR) message in your Inbox.



CAUSE
This error occurs if you included a graphic in the body of the fax. WSE cannot render graphics.



RESOLUTION
To send graphics with WSE, you must include them as an attachment to your fax message. The graphic must have a program associated with it that has printing capabilities.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table describes the behavior of graphics in a fax message with various message formats:  Format      Inserting graphic by   Yields this result -  HTML         Paste from clipboard   This works. The graphic is                                      automatically converted to an                                       attachment and is received as a                                       separate page.

HTML        Attachment             This works. However, the attachment must be associated with a                                      program with printing capability. The graphic is received as a separate page.

RTF         Paste from clipboard   This fails. You will receive the errors described earlier in                                      this article.

RTF         Attachment             This works. However, the attachment must be associated with a                                      program with printing capability. The graphic is received as a separate page.

Plain text  Attachment             This works. However, the attachment must be associated with a                                      program with printing capability. The graphic is received as a separate page.

Plain text  Paste from clipboard   This is not possible. The Paste option is not available on the Edit menu.

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