HP 6100 officejet all in one / fax problems

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Ok, I have gone through the set up.  However, I never see a fax icon on the Director, and when I try to bring up the fax settings, all I get is an error message.  I am so frustrated.  I am trying to send a test fax to Kinko's, and I keep being told it doesn't answer.  Obviously I'm doing someting wrong.  I'm a 72 year old women with no 8 year old boy around to assist me.  Help! someone please come to my rescue.  Thanks.
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You won't see a fax icon in the Director. There is no fax program at all that comes with the fax in the All-in-one (at least I've never seen one) that was for the future. The only thing that it handles is your name and telephone number done when you first install or by the menu. It can't save send faxes either. It can do nothing but print out an incomming fax.
You would have to get a real fax machine or a program such as "Mighty Fax" which you can use to send and receive faxes, and it will save your sent faxes and recived faxes. It will convert images to fax, and all input is user friendly without needing printer cardridges to operate. The All-in-one has never incorporated all fax capaibilites into the 6100 series.