Access Template Properties

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Add Comments to Template Snippet and Sub Template

The Comments tab of the Template Properties window enables you to add comments to a template snippet or sub template. Note: This tab is included on the Template Properties window only if you have a template snippet or sub template open. Access the Template Properties window. Select the Comments tab. In the Comment box, enter your comments. The comment text automatically wraps in the box. Select OK. Parent topic: Template Properties

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Template Properties

You can set up the following template properties: The Fields Tab Order tab enables you to set up the order for tabbing through template fields. Unless you enter a specific order, Template Editor default tab order to the sequence in which the fields were created. The Font and Color tab enables you to set the Template font, font style, size, default text color for all newly created labels on the template, and template background color. The Background Image tab enables you to display a background image on a template in high resolution (more than 256 colors) or in low resolution (256 colors). The Preferences tab enables you to set up preferences for the Use Alias template, Sidebar template, Popup template toolbars, Template size, and Collapsible panels on your templates. The Comments tab enables you to add comments to a template snippet or sub template. Access Template Properties Manage Template Properties Create a Custom Color Set Background Image Properties Through Launcher Template Pref

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View Field Names

Open a template. Do one of the following: From the Menu bar, select View, and then select Show Field Names. Right-click and select Show Field Names. Note: This command is not available on the right-click menu for a Popup template. To display a field's name, hover over the field. Parent topic: Using Templates

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Open a Template

Do one of the following: On the Main toolbar, select Open. From the Menu bar, select File, and then select Open. The Open window opens with Templates selected by default. To quickly find a template by name, do the following: Select the Template Name (default) or Display Name option. Enter the first few letters of the name in Template name. The window displays the group of template snippets that start with that name. To narrow your search by template type or set, make a selection from the Template type list. Double-click the template you want to open. The template opens. To close the template, from the File menu, select Close. Parent topic: Template Setup

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Adjust Field Properties and Layout

After you have inserted a field on your template, you can view and update its properties. You can also visualize field properties and resize, move, and align fields. Do one of the following: To display the shortcut menu, right-click the field, and then select Properties. From the Template Editor Menu bar, select View, and then select Properties. The Properties window for that field appears. To update properties, see the topic on inserting that field type and to the topics on Set General Properties for Multiple Fields and Field Font and Color Properties. Field Properties You can turn on the Visualize Properties feature in Template Editor to identify the following properties for fields on a template: Visualize Field Properties Set General Properties for Multiple Fields Field Font and Color Properties Work with a Grid Move Fields Resize a Field Resize Multiple Fields Align Fields Space Fields Increase the Length of a Text Field Parent topic: Template Fields

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Visualize Field Properties

To visualize all field properties on a template, open the template. From the Main toolbar, select Visualize Properties. All fields on the template are visualized. To turn off visualization for a specific field, leave Visualize Properties on, select the field that you no longer want to visualize, and then select another field. To turn visualization back on for the field, select it. To turn off visualization for all fields, select Visualize Properties. Parent topic: Adjust Field Properties and Layout

Access Template Properties

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