Insert a Sub Template Field

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Insert a Patient Image Field

Drag the Patient Image icon from the Fields toolbar to the template design area where you want to place it. The Insert Patient Image window opens. In the Name text box, enter the name you want to assign. To reposition the field on the template, enter the appropriate numeric values to replace the current vertical and horizontal coordinates displayed in the Position boxes. To resize the field, enter the appropriate numeric values to replace the current dimensions displayed in the Size boxes. In the Style section, select the Border, Client Edge, or Modal Frame check box. To hide the patient image field when the template is opened, select the Hidden check box. Select OK and save your template. At run time, the patient image scanned through the Patient Information window is automatically embedded into the field. Parent topic: Template Fields

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 an Active Image Field

To enable an active image, set up triggers for each of the active regions within an active image. Drag the Active Image icon from the Fields toolbar to the template design area where you want to place it. The Insert Active Image window opens. From the Image list, select the image you want. A preview of the selected image appears. Note: All active images must be created using the Image Region Editor Utility. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Image Region Editor Utility Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. To reposition the field on the template, enter the appropriate numeric values to replace the current vertical and horizontal coordinates displayed in the Position boxes. Note: The Auto Size check box is selected permanently by default. To hide the active image when the template is opened, select the Hidden check box. Select the check box for the border Style. Select OK and save your template. Parent topic: Template Fields

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

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

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

Insert a Sub Template Field

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