CHAPTER THREE
Getting started
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Getting started
3.3.5
Entering dates
A right arrow symbol is shown at the end of a date field.
When the field is highlighted, press the right arrow key to access the
calendar pop-up table. The day will be highlighted first and can be altered
using the up and down arrow keys. Continue to use the left and right arrow
keys to jump between the Day/Month/Year and the up and down arrow
keys to select the required date.
Select
Insert
to accept the date displayed or
Cancel
to ignore the changes.
If the date has not been edited, it will remain as dd.Mmm.yyyy by default.
For Date of Birth entry (
D.O.B
) the Otocheck will not permit entry of a future
date.
Invalid D.O.B.
will be displayed briefly at the top of the screen then
the date of birth will revert to today’s date. Re-edit and confirm the D.O.B.
if necessary.
3.3.6
Choice bars
Left and right arrow keys are used to move through choice bar options.
For example when entering patient details in the
Gender
field, pressing
the right arrow key will rotate the selected option between
Not Given
,
Male
,
Female
and
Unknown
. Choice bar options are enclosed by arrow
graphics.