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Fax Cover Sheet Examples and Answers to FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So how do you make a fax cover sheet? What does a fax cover sheet look like? This guide will show you how to create a fax cover sheet and enclose it with your faxed document.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many modern businesses prefer faxing documents as opposed to emailing or sharing them through a cloud storage service. Although this may initially seem inconvenient \u2014 and even a bit antiquated in the modern day of digital file transfers \u2014 you can actually fax documents online<\/a> without the need to buy a fax machine or printer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you send a fax, you should always include a fax cover sheet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fax cover sheet, or cover letter, is a page added before your faxed document that provides some key information about you (the sender), the recipient, and the document that you\u2019ve sent. You can think of a fax cover sheet as the envelope that encloses a letter that you want to send through the mail. Just like an envelope, the fax cover sheet also protects the content of the fax. The person who receives the fax can reference their identity with the sender\u2019s identity that you\u2019ve enclosed in the fax cover sheet to ensure they\u2019re the correct recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t have to create a fax cover sheet when faxing a document, but it\u2019s a great way for your fax to appear professional, reach the intended recipient, and stay private. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do you make a fax cover sheet? What does a fax cover sheet look like? This guide will show you how to create a fax cover sheet and enclose it with your faxed document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Goes in a Fax Cover Sheet? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before, we mentioned how PDF.Live allows you to fax documents online. When doing this, the tool will actually create a fax cover letter for you. That contains all the information necessary for a fax cover sheet. So how do you create a fax cover letter using the PDF.Live online fax tool?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Enter the PDF.Live Studio<\/a> and select the Fax <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Upload your PDF to fax.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Either drag and drop your PDF from your computer into the tool or click the From PDF.Live<\/strong> tab to find a PDF you\u2019ve already uploaded that you want to fax.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Enter your recipient\u2019s information. Check Add Free Custom Cover Letter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        On the left side of the online fax tool, you\u2019ll see two tabs: PDF File and Cover Page. When entering your recipient\u2019s information, PDF.Live has an option to add a free custom cover letter to your PDF. This customer cover letter serves as a fax cover sheet and will contain all the relevant information.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        4. Review your fax cover letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Cover Letter Format for Fax<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The fax cover letter generated by PDF.Live is generally what a fax cover letter should look like and contain. Your fax cover letter will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n