Preferences - General

The user Preferences allow you to customise the settings for you and your practice.

  1. Select the arrow next to your name at the top left of the appointments screen, and choose Preferences from the drop down list.

  1. The following options are available within the General Tab:

      Timescale for slot retrieval - This is a practice wide setting.

        • From - Set how far in the past the back arrow on Day View will display.
          Choose from today - 7 days from the drop down list.
        • To - Set how far forward you want the books to display.
          Select between "To the end of the books" and a time scale of 7 - 42 "days in the future".

      Calendar view display

      A user specific setting that sets how many days are displayed per page of your Calendar View.

    Note - If you are scrolling back and forth too much you could reduce the days displayed, or if you are in a small practice with only a couple of staff you could choose to view more days per page.

      Free slot definition

      • Unbookable Slots - Select to include free slots with a slot type that cannot be booked on the current day.
      • Overrun Slots -Select to include overrun slots in the free slot search.

      Once you have set your preferences, navigate back to the previous screen by clicking .

      If you want to undo what you have set on the General tab click the reset button.

    Note - The free slot definition affects the count in Quick Search.

See - Preferences - Patient Data.