in a fixing apparatus for an electrophotographic apparatus which comprises a suction apparatus for attracting a rear surface of recording material which continues longitudinally and holds a toner image on a major surface thereof , a preheater for preheating the recording material while adhering the recording material to the preheater by attracting force of the suction apparatus , and a pair of fixing rollers formed by a heat roller and a pressure roller urged to each other , wherein the recording material is sandwiched and carried while being heated and pressurized by the heat roller and the pressure roller at a pressing portion therebetween thereby to fix the toner image on the major surface of the recording material , the fixing apparatus further comprises a recording material lifting apparatus having a projection member movable relative to the surface of the preheater .