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Enter a US or Canadian fax number, send your edited PDF, and follow the delivery status until it is confirmed or fails.

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What it does

Fax PDF, explained

Fax PDF sends your document from the editor to a fax machine, without a phone line or fax machine of your own. The fax contains the document as you see it, with field values and signatures included.

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Faxing is still required by many medical offices, pharmacies, insurers, courts and government agencies. Fill and sign the form in PDFBetter, check it, and send it from the same place.

Destinations are limited to the US and Canada. Each sent page counts as one fax page. The Business plan includes 50 fax pages a month; on other plans, buy a fax pages pack (50 pages for $6, valid for US and Canada, never expires). Faxing goes through an external fax provider; if it isn't configured for your workspace, the fax option says so instead of pretending to send.

After sending, the document's delivery status shows queued, sent, delivered or failed. A failed fax shows the reason the provider reports, such as a busy line or no answer. To send by email or link instead, use Share PDF.

How to do it

Fax a PDF in 4 steps

  1. 1A finished PDF

  2. 2Link, email, print or fax

  3. 3Delivered

  1. 1

    Prepare the document

    Upload the PDF, then fill, sign and review it in the editor.

  2. 2

    Open Fax

    Enter the destination fax number (US or Canada) and check the page count.

  3. 3

    Send

    Pages are taken from your Business allowance or your fax pages pack.

  4. 4

    Track delivery

    Watch the status until the provider confirms delivery or reports a failure.

Example

Before and after

Before

A 3-page prior-authorization form filled and signed in the editor, which the insurer accepts only by fax.

After

The form faxed to the insurer's number; 3 fax pages used and the status showing delivered with the time of confirmation.

Settings & formats

What you can control

Destination number
A US or Canadian fax number.

Input

PDF

Output

Fax

Good to know before you start

  • Only US and Canadian fax numbers are supported.
  • Faxing needs an account with fax pages: the Business plan's monthly allowance or a fax pages pack. Free and Pro include no fax pages.
  • Sending depends on a configured fax provider; when it isn't available the option is shown as unavailable.
  • PDFBetter sends faxes only; it does not provide a number to receive them.
If something goes wrong
The status says failed
Check the number and the reason shown, such as busy or no answer. Fax machines are often busy at peak hours; try again later.
The fax option says it isn't available
Fax sending isn't configured for this workspace right now. Download the PDF and use another route, or try again later.
The recipient says pages are hard to read
Fax is low resolution and black and white. Increase small font sizes and avoid light grey text or colored highlights.

Fax PDF: questions people ask

How are fax pages counted?

Each page of the sent document is one fax page. A 5-page document uses 5 pages.

Can I fax internationally?

No. Destinations are limited to the US and Canada.

Do I need a fax machine or phone line?

No. The fax is sent through PDFBetter's fax provider from your browser.

Do fax pack pages expire?

No. Pages from a fax pages pack never expire. The Business plan's 50 monthly pages renew each month.

Will I get a confirmation?

The delivery status shows when the provider confirms the fax was received, or why it failed.

Can I fax a document with signature fields left blank?

Yes, the fax shows the document as it is. Make sure required fields are filled first; fax recipients can't type into fields.

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