Setting User Options
The User Options feature is used to define the vitals
data grid display and the search delay setting.
To set user options:
- From the File menu in the main Vitals window, select User
Options. The User Preferences window opens.
- Use the Display Values area to set display options for Normal
and Abnormal Values:
Click the Text button to select a text color for the table.
Click the Background button to select a background
color for the table.
Check the Bold check box to bold the text.
Check the Show Qualifiers check box to show qualifier
abbreviations with each value.
To restore default settings, click the Defaults
button.
Default settings for Normal Values are: Black Text, White
Background, Not Bold, Show Qualifiers.
Default settings for Abnormal Values are: Red Text, White
Background, Not Bold, Show Qualifiers.
- Use the Search Value area to set the Search Delay setting.
The Search Delay is the amount of time, in seconds, between entering
characters and beginning a Patient or Location lookup.
Select 0.5 for the fastest lookup, or 5.0 for the slowest
The default Search Delay setting is 1.0
- Click OK to save changes, or Cancel to discard changes.
To customize the appearance of the vitals data graph, see Setting
Graph Options.