a compact facsimile transceiver occupying minimum space includes a straight - line transmitter section and a receiver section disposed beneath a portion of the transmitter . the transmitter transports documents through its scanner section , one by one in essentially a straight line by means of simplified and improved paper - handling apparatus which holds the documents flat . an editor in the transmitter permits segments of the documents being transmitted to be selectively deleted from the transmission . the receiver includes a simple and efficient paper - cutter mechanism and paper - transporting apparatus .