Insert a Button Field

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Insert Check Box

When you are logged in as KBM admin in Template Editor, you can modify the properties of NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine templates. In Template Editor, drag CheckBox from the Fields toolbar to the template design area where you want to place it. The Insert Checkbox window opens. In Table, the template name appears if the table is saved. Do one of the following: To create fields that are native to the table associated with this template, leave Table blank. To share fields with another template, select a template from Table. To create a local template field, select local from Table. In Field, do one of the following. To create a new field, enter the name in Field. You can use up to 30 alphanumeric characters. Do not begin the name with a number or underscore or include any spaces. To share a field from another template, select that template from Table and then from Field, select the field you want to use. In Type, do one of the following: Select Text for the alphabetic characters. Selec

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Insert Radio Button

When you are logged in as KBM admin in Template Editor, you can modify the properties of NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine templates. You need to set the Universal Preference for Enable Radio Button Clearing to True in System Administrator to enable users to clear a selected radio button. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest System Administrator User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise. In Template Editor, drag Radio Button from the Fields toolbar to the template design area where you want to place it. The Insert Radio Button window opens. In Table, the template name appears if the table is saved. Do one of the following: To create fields that are native to the table associated with this template, leave Table blank. To share fields with another template, select that template from Table. To create a local template field, select local from Table. In Field, do one of the following. To create a new field, enter the name in Field. You can use up

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Insert a Label Field

Drag the Label icon from the Fields toolbar to the template design area where you want to place it. The Insert a Label window opens. Note: The label name is automatically assigned in the Name box. You can enter a name of your choice. If necessary, select a mask from the Mask list. Enter the text to appear on the label in the Caption window. Note: Instead of entering the caption here, you can use in-place caption editing to enter the caption directly in the field after you have created it. To reposition and resize the field on the template, do the following: Enter the appropriate numeric values to replace the current vertical and horizontal coordinates displayed in the Position boxes. Enter the appropriate numeric values to replace the current dimensions displayed in the Size boxes. To do the following, select the check box: To apply a style to the label, select the applicable Style check box. The Preview window shows you what each label style looks like. You can apply one or more style

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Insert a Note Field

The note field is saved as a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) file only if the contents of the field have been changed and the Disable Saving Blank Notes Universal Preference is set to True in System Administrator. In a trigger condition or value calculation, to check if a note field is empty, use the ISEMPTY string function. The maximum data size for a template is 7940 characters. The total data size is the sum of the length of all data entry fields. A message box appears when you try to add or modify fields and you have reached the maximum data size. Drag the Note Icon from the Fields toolbar to the template design area where you want to place it. The Insert Note window opens. Note: You may need to enlarge your template to make room for the note field. The Make Public check box appears on this window only when the note field is on a sub template. Define the table. If the template is saved, the Table text box automatically displays the template name. If the template is not saved and

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Add Images to a Button

You can put a primary image and an alternate (hover) image on a button. The alternate image appears when you hover your mouse over the button. The images can be in .bmp, .jpg, .png, or .ico format. The image files are stored in the Template Image path set up under Universal Preferences in System Administrator. Hover images must be named after the primary image with a suffix of _hov. For example, if the primary image is named anteriorchamber.bmp, the hover image must be named anteriorchamber_hov.bmp. Select the Extended tab on the Insert a Button when you create a button, or the Button Properties window for an existing button. To access the Button Properties window, do one of the following: Select the button field, right-click, and then select Properties. From the Menu bar, select View, and then select Properties. Do one of the following: The Picture list contains images available from the active images stored in the Template Image path. Select the image you want from the list if it is

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Insert a Web Browser Field

Drag the Web Browser icon from the Fields toolbar to the template design area where you want to place it. The Insert Web Browser window opens. Note: You may need to enlarge your template to make room for the field. In the Name box, enter the name for the field or select it from the list. If a web browser field is on a sub template, select the Make Public check box to make it available to the template that the sub template is placed on. In the URL box, enter the website or web-supported type file to be loaded by default when the template is accessed at run time. Do one of the following: Enter the URL or select the variable or template field that supplies the URL from the list. To display the NextGen ® Dashboard web application, select Patient Dashboard from the list. To browse for a specific file on your network, select the ellipsis button. The Select Default URL window opens. Locate and select the file you want to use. To find a file quickly, enter the first letter of the file name in

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