Transparencies are used to block off certain times or days on the calendar to prevent an appointment from being scheduled or to inform the staff of important information. You may also use transparencies to color code the schedule for certain appointment types. If you prefer a video format, please refer to Schedule - Transparencies.
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Note: We've revamped how Transparencies work in later builds of Gen 10. For information on how this works, please refer to this link here for a quick overview on all the changes to Transparencies. |
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Transparencies in Build 7.3 and earlier
The following information relates to MacPractice Builds 7.3 and earlier and how Transparencies functioned in these builds. If you are on Gen 11+, please refer to the Transparencies in Build 11 and above sectionabove section.
Create a Transparency Type
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If this block will happen again, use the Repeat option to set up the recurrences. If it's a single repeat or this block will not repeat on a standard schedule, you may also right click on the transparency block to Copy and Paste.
Transparency Rules
The Rules tab in the drawer applies to every block for this transparency. These can be set to not accept appointments, to require a confirmation, or to only allow certain procedures.
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Once all of your transparencies are correct, lock the records so no one accidentally changes these settings. Certain users can be given privileges to edit transparency record. Set this up in the User Group Privileges Reference.
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Transparencies in Gen 11 and above
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