The Cover Page Generator is included as part of the Impact Fax Client. You can open the utility by selecting the Cover PageàTemplate Editor option from the Tools menu. This will allow you to select an existing cover page template to open or you can type in a new file name. The main Cover Page Template Editor window will then be displayed:
You can zoom in and out of the page using the zoom buttons on the toolbar.
To start from a blank template, click on the New button. Otherwise, you may edit the sample template. Several options exist in the template editor.
Options under the “Insert” menu item
1. Image: This option allows you to add imaformat (files with a .tif or .bmp extension) to your cover page. Click on Image and browse to the desired file, click on the file name and click Open. Draw a box in the template editor with the mouse and the image will be inserted. You can then click on the image and drag it to the correct position on the template or resize it. Please Note: Adding images can slow down the overall speed of a fax transmission. The more graphic intensive the page is, the longer the transmission page.
2. Field Text: This option allows you to add text boxes to your cover page. Click on the Field Text button and draw your text box on the cover page.
If you double click the Field Text object, a setup dialog box appears. You can see the ID of the object, and you can assign a Title and a Type for the object. The ID and the Title are not necessary for future processing, but the Type is very important. The Field Text boxes will be filled with the data retrieved from the Phone Book. You should create at least one or more Field Text boxes on the cover page template, if you want to send a customized cover sheet to each fax recipient. The following values can be found in the Type field and are used to add custom information to each cover page:
User Name: User definable text box type.
From Name: Your name (taken from the ini file).
From Company Name: Your company (taken from the ini file).
From Phone: Your phone number (taken the from ini file).
From Fax Number: Your fax number (taken from the ini file).
Destination Name: Contact’s name (taken from the phone book).
Destination Company Name: Contact’s company (taken from the phone book).
Destination Phone Number: Not available yet.
Desitination Fax Number: Contact’s fax number (taken from the phone book).
Date: The date and time, when the fax transmission began.
Subject: The subject of the fax (taken from the ini file).
Comment: Comments for the fax (taken from the ini file).
Title: Contact’s title (taken from the phone book).
Department: Contact’s department (taken from the phone book).
Address 1: Contact’s address line 1 (taken from the phone book).
Address 2: Contact’s address line 2 (taken from the phone book).
City: Contact’s city (taken from the phone book).
State: Contact’s state (taken from the phone book).
ZIP Code: Contact’s zip code (taken from the phone book).
The items taken from the ini file (static data) must be set up when you complete the cover page prior to sending the fax.
3. Static Text: This option allows you to add static text to your cover page. Static text is text that will not change for each transmission. The same text will be on every cover page. Click on the Static Text button, choose the location and size of the text box by drawing it on the page and then enter your text. The Font button can be used to modify the font of the text.
4. Line: This option allows you to add lines to your cover page. Click on the Line button and draw your lines on the cover page. Line width can be changed using the 
drop down box located on the toolbar.
5. Rectangle: This option allows you to add rectangles to the cover page. Click on the Rectangle button and draw the rectangle on the cover page.
6. Ellipse: This option allows you to add ellipses to the cover page. Click on the Ellipse button and draw the ellipse on the cover page.
7. Hilite: This option allows the creation of square highlight areas of any color. Click the Hilite menu item and click and drag the are you would like highlighted. The highlight color can be changed using the Change Color button.
8. Filled Object: This option allows an already created ellipse or rectangle object to be filled with any color using the Change Color button. By having this option checked, any created or selected rectangles or ellipses will be filled instead of displaying only a border.
Options under the “View” menu item
Zoom In and Zoom Out
Fit To Width: Changes the magnification of the Cover Page to equal the width of the Cover Page Editor window.
Fit To Window: Changes the magnification of the Cover Page to fit into the Cover Page Editor window.
Options under the “Settings” menu item
Font: Change the Font Type, Style and Size with this option.
Change Color: Change the color of shapes and text with this option.
Grid: Show and hide the grid with this option.
When the cover page is complete, select Save or Save As to save it.
To view a Flash tutorial about creating custom cover pages point your browser to:
http://www.blackice.com/Tutorials/Tutorials/Misc/CustomizedCoverLetter.htm