Nopali Initial Setup

Nopali Preferences

The Nopali Preferences Panel is found by selecting the 'Nopali>Preferences' menu item at the top left of the screen. With the panel open, you can select any of the tabs along the top of the panel.

Data Defaults

Data defaults can be set using the Preferences Panel:

Data Defaults

Default data for city, state and country can be set here. This data will be used to populate the related fields when creating a new patient chart. Tax values are also placed here, including the name and the percentage values. Note that the name should be an abbreviated version like 'GST' or 'FST'. You will need to press the 'Save Changes' to keep any changes.

Documents

This view can be used to configure where to initialize the save panel when saving documents. It is also used to set the templates folder. For the most part, the default settings are adequate. At the bottom of the panel, the default HCFA form can be set.

Documents Preferences

Password Control

Passwords can be reset using this tab. If you forget your password, you can always use the Nopali Administrator to reset it.

Password Control

Data Formatting

Data formatting can be controlled using this view:

Data Formatting

Formatting can be set for different types of data. After selecting a new format, the panel will walk you through the process of formatting existing data. It is strongly recommended that you reformat existing data, otherwise searches for data may not work consistently. Occasionally, formatting causes problems when entering data. It is safest and easiest not to use data formatting.

File Uploads

Nopali will post an alert if a file that you are saving to the database exceeds a certain size. You can set the file size to trigger this alert using this view:

Uploads Setting

Take note that setting the slider to the left extreme will tell Nopali to never post the alert.

File Downloads

Nopali will create a 'downloads' folder at launch. You can determine if you want this folder to be deleted when quitting Nopali using this tab:

Downloads Setting

You can also set whether you want the 'Office Files' panel to download to this folder automatically. More information on 'Office Files' can be found here

Animation

If you prefer to have animation when the Nopali main window switches from view to view, you can adjust this setting here:

Animation Options