Purging appointments

You can delete or purge all appointments scheduled before a certain date from the Appointment Book. You will use this feature frequently when you are completing your month-end routines.

To purge appointments

1.   In the Appointment Book, click File, and then click Purge Appointments/Events.

The Purge Appointments/Events dialog box appears.

2.   In the Cutoff date box, type the cutoff date before which all scheduled appointments will be purged from the Appointment Book.

3.   Click OK.

A warning appears asking you to confirm that you want to purge appointments.

4.   Click OK to complete the purge.

An entry is created automatically for each purged appointment in the patient’s Office Journal.