Create a Custom Color

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Change Graph Colors

You can change the colors used on the graph for the background, patient, and each percentile. You can select a different background color from a list of basic colors or existing custom colors, or create your own custom color. White is the default background color. You can also use a gradient background. To activate the color display, select the Custom check box on the Options window. To change the background color, select the Background color swatch. The Color window appears, showing Basic colors and any previously created Custom colors. To use an existing color, select a color in the Basic colors or Custom colors palette. To define a custom color, follow the instructions in Create a Custom Color. Select OK. The selected color displays as the Background color swatch on the Options window. To display a gradient background, select the Use Gradient Background check box, and then select one of the following: Horizontal (default) Vertical Backward Diagonal Forward Diagonal Radial Note: To c

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Create a Custom Color

You can modify an existing color or create a new color. From the Text or Bkgnd list in the Font and Color tab, select Custom Color. The Color window opens. Perform one of the following: Select the color you want to use, and then select OK. The Text box displays the color, the Bkgnd box displays the color, and the Sample window shows text characters in that color. Select Define Custom Colors>>. The custom color palette window opens. Enter the settings for Red, Green, Blue, Hue, Saturation, and Luminescence, or use the slider to select a custom color. To modify an existing color, select the Basic or Custom color you want to use as a starting point and adjust the settings. The new color you create appears in the Color/Solid box. To add the color to the Custom colors swatches, select Add to Custom Colors. To select the new custom color, select it, and then select OK to close the Color window. On the Font and Color tab, the Text box or Bkgnd box displays the color, and the Sample window sho

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Select Graph Display Options

You can select options to: Change the monthly or yearly interval range on your graph. Change the background, patient, or percentile color on your graph. From the Growth Chart Graph menu, select Options. The Options window opens. Change the interval ranges or colors as required. To apply and view your changes on the graph, select Apply. When you are done, select OK. The graph is redrawn with the changes you entered. Change the Graphing Interval Range Change Graph Colors Parent topic: Growth Chart Graph Menu

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Add Color to an Annotation

Select an image. The image opens. On the Drawing toolbar, select the Colors button. Colors button Select a standard color or create a custom color. To create a custom color, select the Manage Custom Colors button. The Color window opens. Color If you are creating a custom color, then in the Color window, do the following: Create a custom color and select OK. To use the custom color, select it from the Custom Colors list. Parent topic: Adding Annotations to an Image

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Manage User Preferences

From the Menu bar, select Tools, and then select Preferences. The User Preferences window opens. To set the default background color for templates, in the General tab, do one of the following : From the Template Color list, select one of the standard colors. Select Custom Color to create a custom color using the Color window. To turn the Auto Save option on or off, do the following: Select the Use Auto Save check box. Select the Up or Down arrow to set the Execution Time in minutes. The default is set to 20 minutes. You can automatically save the template you are currently working on at specified time intervals. The Auto Save option is not selected by default. Note: NextGen Healthcare recommends that you leave this option disabled if you are a beginner-level user. To turn the warning message for overlapping active images on or off, select or clear the Warn on active image(s) overlapping other fields check box. You can display a message when one or more active images overlap other field

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Change Field Color Trigger

The Change Field Color action enables you to change: Text color for label, active text, data entry (edit), and check box fields Background color for a data entry field Change the color of multiple fields at a time on a template Assign the color from a template field or variable at run time instead of during trigger setup. Note: Set colors for selected and unselected active text in the Values tab on the Insert or Edit Active Text window. Follow the applicable steps in General Trigger Setup. Select the Change Field Color action. The Change Field Color window lists all of the template fields that can change field color. From the Available Template Fields pane, select each field for which you want to change color, and select Add. The selected field displays in the Fields to Change pane and the OK button is enabled. You can select the multiple fields by selecting the Ctrl button. Note: You can remove the selected fields by selecting the fields from Fields to Change pane and selecting the Re

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