# Deferring Notifications

To defer notifications, use these steps:

1. Bring up the Patient Selection screen, either by launching CPRS or if you are already running CPRS, selecting File | Select New Patient.

2. Highlight the notifications that you want to defer.

Note: To select a number of notifications in a row, click the first item, hold down the Shift key, and click the last item. All items in the range will be selected. To select multiple items that are not in a row, click one, hold down the Control key, and click the other specific notifications.

3. Select Defer.

All highlighted notifications will be deferred for 14 days, Then, they will display again for the user.

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Notifications and Alerts

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Removing Notifications

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