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Support is available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm AEST    Version 4.18 Published  5 December 2019
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Appointment Book

Set the options for the default display of the Appointment Book.
Appointment Book
1

Show Appointment Book on Startup

1. Show Appointment Book on Startup
This loads the appointment book and selects the current day when myPractice is started.
2

Allow entry/editing of prior Appointments

2. Allow entry/editing of prior Appointments
Allows entries for past dates to be entered into the appointment book retrospectively.  By default this is switched off to prevent accidental appointment bookings being recorded to the incorrect date.
3

Allow conflicting Appointments

3. Allow conflicting Appointments
This allows appointments to be created in the same timeslot, that is, double-booking.  This option is turned off by default.
4

Show "All Day" Appointments in Time cells

4. Show "All Day" Appointments in Time cells   
If ticked then an All Day appointment will block out all time cells rather than just display at the top of the Day column in the Appointment Book.
5

Confirmation Dialog

5. Confirmation Dialog
Tick this to display the confirmation message when changing appointment details.
 
6

Use Colours for Consultation Types

6. Use Colours for Consultation Types
If this is checked the Appointment Book will display the Appointment in the colour defined for the Consultation Type.  If unchecked the Location colour will be displayed.  Consultation Colours can be set in Data Maintenance > Products and Services.
  • Using this option can slow down the appointment book load/refresh time
7

Show appointment notes

7. Show appointment notes    (displayed on hovering over appt in Appt Book screen)
When checked the Appointment Notes entered in the Appointment Edit/Add screen will be visible in the Appointment Book.
  • This also enables a Red Flag note to be included in the notes displayed when hovering over an apppointment. This is prefixed by **.
  • Using this option can slow down the appointment book load/refresh time
8

Show Client Phone no's

8. Show Client Phone no's  
When checked each appointment will also display the phone numbers of the client. 
  • Using this option can slow down the appointment book load/refresh time
9

Show Icons

9. Show Icons  
This displays any icons related to varying selections that can be made for an appointment e.g. Reminders, Client has arrived, Red Flag
  • Using this option can slow down the appointment book load/refresh time
10

Show Outstanding balance

10. Show Outstanding balance 
This shows the balance owing on any unpaid invoices (prior to "today's" appointment, unless it has already been invoiced)
  • Using this option can slow down the appointment book load/refresh time
11

Show Referral count

11. Show Referral count 
This displays the total number of appointments available and the number of appointments used for the current referral. In this example, this is the first of ten appointments available to the client.
  • Using this option can slow down the appointment book load/refresh time
12

Practice Hours

12. Practice Hours
Set your work hours which will be displayed within the Appointment Book by selecting your Start Time and End Time.  Any appointments made outside of these times will alert the person making the appointment that it is outside your normal work hours.
13

Only Display Practice Hrs

13. Only Display Practice Hrs
When checked will displayed the configured work hours if checked or unchecked will display a 24hour calendar.
14

Include Saturday or Sunday

14. Include Saturday or Sunday
If your work week includes Saturday (or Sunday, or both) then selecting this will include Saturday or Sunday in the Work Week View when selected in the Appointment Book.
15

Default Appointment Duration

15. Default Appointment Duration
When you make an appointment it will always show as the duration you set here, by default, unless manually changed or set for specific Consultation Types within System > Data Maintenance > Products and Services.
16

Time Ruler Interval

16. Time Ruler Interval
Set the default blocks of time you wish your appointment book to display.
17

Time Ruler - Show Minutes check

17. Time Ruler - Show Minutes check   
If ticked, this will display the time ruler blocks set within the Time Ruler on the Appointment Book
18

New Appointment Default Status

18. New Appointment Default Status   
Any appointment created will automatically be created with the status as selected here.  In this example Busy is selected by default.
19

Cancelled Appointment Colour

19. Cancelled Appointment Colour
Choose the colour you wish displayed in the appointment book for all cancelled appointments.
20

Play sound on Popup

20. Play sound on Popup
If checked a sound will be displayed when you receive a pop up message.  This sound can be changed by browsing for your own .wav file from the location field.
21

Apply button

21. Apply button
Click Apply to save the changes and keep the options window open.
22

Cancel button

22. Cancel button
Click Cancel to disregard changes and close the options window.
23

OK button

23. OK button
Click OK to save changes and to close the options window.