Selecting and setting up printers

Before you can assign and print a prescription, you must select and set up the printer you will use for prescriptions.

To set up a printer for your prescriptions

1.   In the Reports toolbar, click Practice Setup, and then click Prescriptions Setup.

The Prescriptions Setup dialog box appears.

2.   Click Print Setup.

The Print Setup dialog box appears.

3.   Do one or more of the following:

·        Printer – Select the printer that you want to use to print prescriptions.

·        Form – If your state requires a specific format for prescriptions, select the appropriate form from the list.

·        Using preprinted paper – Select to create prescriptions using pre-printed paper.

·        Print number for "Disp:" as a word – Select to list the number or amount of the medication to dispense as a word (four) instead of a number (4).

·        Disable printing – Select to record prescription information without printing a prescription.

4.   To save your printer selection, click OK.

5.   Click Close.