Multi-functional personal communications apparatus capable of transmitting a facsimile document and then changes thereto simultaneously with other communications

A telecommunications apparatus for fax, voice, computer, and copier operations comprising:

• a prompting display providing a user with commands pertaining to said fax, voice, computer, and copier operations, said prompting display being responsive to said fax, voice, computer, and copier operations via an operator panel interface and an interface display, said interface display indicative of responses by said user to said prompting display, said interface display being responsive to and influencing said prompting display and said fax, voice, computer and copier operations;
• facsimile means for transmitting source information as facsimile data over said communications channel to produce a displayed document during a first time interval;
• and,
• means for transmitting changes made to said displayed document along with voice communications over said communications channel during a second time interval.