Associate a Default Letter Type to a Language

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Up the Letters Master File

Access File Maintenance. Select Master Files > Practice and then Letters. The Letters window opens. Open an existing letter or right-click and then select New. The letter editor opens. Select the Language button. The Languages window opens. Select the correspondence language for the letter type, and then select OK. Save and close the letter. The Language column in the Letters window displays the correspondence language to which the letter is associated. Parent topic: Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspondence Languages

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspondence Languages

The application does not automatically create letters in languages other than English. You must create your letter in the desired language and then copy and paste the content into a letter. Setting up the Letters Master File, includes the following steps: Create each letter type in English. This letter will be the Default letter. Create letters in one or more of the supported correspondence languages. Associate letters in a supported correspondence language to the Default Letter type, written in English. Refer to the procedure Associate a Default Letter Type to a Language. On the Letters window, you can perform the following tasks: Create a new letter. Open the Default letter and modify the content of the letter. You CANNOT change the language of the Default letter. Open a letter associated to a default letter type, and then modify the content of the letter or change the associated language. Copy an existing letter. The letter displays in the last row of the table and is named "Copy of

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Associate a Letter Type with Multiple Letter Types

You can associate a letter type with multiple letter types that are tagged to different correspondence languages for previewing and printing the letter types in different languages. Note: You must unhide the hidden letter types to associate them with other letters. Open File Maintenance. Select Master Files > Practice, and then select Letters. The Letters window opens. To associate a letter in the Default language of English to a letter in a different language, select the letter in the default language, right-click and then select Associate. The Correspondence Language Letter Association window opens and displays a list of letters available for association. Note: You can associate only the letter that is tagged to the default correspondence language (English). Select one or more letters to associate to the letter in the default language and then select OK. You can preview and print the letters in the associated foreign languages. You cannot associate a letter with other letters tagged

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Setting Up Multi-Language Letters

To setup the multi-language letters feature, you must select options in Enterprise Preferences and Practice Preferences. Create letters in English and other languages in Master Files > Practice > Letters. Add languages to the Master List and associate a default letter type to a supported correspondence language. To use multi-language letters in NextGen® Enterprise PM, you must perform the following tasks: Set Up Enterprise Preferences for Multi-Language Letters Set Up Practice Preferences for Multi-Language Letters Set Up the Language Master List Map Master List Languages to a Correspondence Language Set Up the Letters Master File Associate a Default Letter Type to a Language Set Up Enterprise Preferences for Multi-Language Letters You can set up Enterprise Preferences for multi-language letters Set Up Practice Preferences for Multi-Language Letters Enabling multi-language for a letter type allows you to preview and print letters in the patient's preferred correspondence language. Set

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Letters in Languages Other than English

The multi-language letter functionality enables you to print and preview letters in the supported correspondence languages listed below. The application does not translate letters. You can create letters in any of the supported correspondence languages by writing the letter and then copy and paste the letter into a letter type. Each letter must first be created in the Default language of English. The letter types include appointment reminders, recall notices, demand account, demand encounter, and budget letters. Letters can be set up and printed in the following supported correspondence languages: Arabic (AR) Chinese (ZH) French (FR) German (DE) Hindi (HI) Italian (IT) Japanese (JA) Korean (KO) Persian (FA) Polish (PL) Portuguese (PT) Russian (RU) Spanish (ES) Vietnamese (VI) Setting Up Multi-Language Letters To setup the multi-language letters feature, you must select options in Enterprise Preferences and Practice Preferences. Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspon

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Associating Letter Types

The default language for all letters is English. In the Language column of the Letters window, Default displays as the associated language. You can print or preview letters in multiple languages by associating a letter type that is tagged to the default correspondence language (English) with letter types that are tagged to other correspondence languages. The Budget Missed Payment Letter is associated to the Default correspondence language (English) The Budget Missed Payment 1 letter is associated to French. On the Correspondence Language Letter Association window, you can associate the Budget Missed Payment Letter (default) to the Budget Missed Payment 1 (French) letter. This enables you to preview and print both letters in English and French. Associate a Letter Type with Multiple Letter Types Remove Letter Type Associations Parent topic: Letters

Associate a Default Letter Type to a Language

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