Patent ID: 8854679

Claim:
An setting method of an image forming apparatus which transmits an e-mail for a facsimile transmission to a facsimile server, the method comprising: displaying a setting screen comprising a plurality of fields which are capable of receiving user's input, the setting screen being applicable to a plurality of kinds of facsimile servers; inputting data using the setting screen by selecting at least one of the plurality of fields, wherein the selected at least one field corresponds to one kind of facsimile server; determining information with respect to the facsimile transmission in response to the input data on the selected at least one field; and transmitting the e-mail to the facsimile server in an e-mail type corresponding to the one kind of facsimile server of the plurality of facsimile servers based on the selected at least one field and the information with respect to the facsimile transmission.