Manuipulating a View or a Report
 
There are a number of views within myPractice that can be manipulated to suit your needs. These are:
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Invoice / Payments transaction list
 
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All Data Maintenance tables
 
 
 
The following right-click Menu is used to make changes to the views layout and what information is displayed. Some of the options can be accessed in other ways.
 Sorting 
To sort a column 
Right click on the column header and choose either Sort Ascending or Descending as required. 
  
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Click on the column heading you wish to sort by 
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Click once for Ascending order or twice for Descending order  
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For example: To sort by Client Last Name click on the heading Client Last Name.  This will then the report in Client Last Name order  
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The arrow icon    displayed helps you identify which column the report is being sorted by.  
 
   
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 Grouping 
Click on  Group By this Column to display the Group By pane  
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Click on Hide Group By box to hide it from view 
 There are some views that have this option but they can't be used, for example, Invoice and payments Transction List  
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 Remove this Column 
The columns within a View can be added or removed.  
  
To remove a column 
Right click on the column 
Select Remove This Column 
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Click and drag the column not required out of the header until a large black X displays 
Release the mouse button 
The column will disappear 
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 Changing the Columns Displayed 
The columns within a View can be added or removed.  
  
To add a column 
Right click on the column 
Select Column Chooser 
The Customisation form will display 
  
Click and drag a required field into the location  
Drop when the double arrows are in the correct place 
  
These changes will be saved in most instances. 
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 Changing Column Widths 
Right Click on the relevant column 
Click Best Fit - click to change the column to fit the data in the column best 
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Click Best Fit (all columns) - click to fit all of the Columns to best fit their data 
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 Filter Editor 
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