You can choose which type of appointment list you use, how your appointments are displayed, the colours of the various statuses of the appointment list and whether or not you want photos displayed on your appointment book.
These are system settings so they will apply to every computer in the clinic.
To set up or change Appointment Options
Go to: Main menu > Maintenance Module > Maintenance menu > System Defaults.
Click Appointment Options.
Settings
Select Use Multi- column Appt book to display a column for each appointment book. If this is not selected, the window will display a single appointment book at a time, with tabs for access to the other books
Enter the time in seconds in the Update Appointments every box. This is how frequently VisionVPM will update the waiting time.
Enter the time in minutes in the Highlight Appts after box. This is when appointments will be displayed in the selected colours.
Enter the time in months in the Delete Appts after box. This determines the timeframe when deleting appointments. Appointments are automatically deleted on opening VisionVPM.
Click the appropriate button to select your preferred Display Option for the client names in the appointment time slots.
Select Show appointment book photos to display a photo at the top of each appointment book. These are used by some clinics to help clients identify the vet they saw previously.
Select Show appt notes on the clinical record to have the appointment notes transferred to the clinical record when opened.
Select Show the animal name in the waiting room to have the animals' names displayed in the waiting room after arrival.
Colour options for the stated text or background for each type of time slot can be chosen using the Select buttons for the relevant fields.
Clicking the Optional Types arrow will offer a choice of several colour sets for the text and background.
The size of the appointment cell can be defined by entering the size (in mm) in the Width and Height boxes.
Any or all of the Appointment Cell Options can be selected. These determine the information displayed in the appointment cell.
Note: Several of the options apply only to the Multi-Column Appointment Book.
Click Close to close the window and click Save on the System Defaults window to save the options.
Putting in place the appropriate settings for clinic use will increase the efficiency and user-friendliness of VisionVPM and customise VisionVPM for your clinic's requirements.
