Appointment Time Slots in Dental4Windows

Appointment Time Slots in Dental4Windows

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Change the duration of a day, add a non-standard slot and find a vacant slot in the appointment book.

Change Slot Duration on a Day

The following instructions apply to only the day(s) selected, unlike the template. 

  1. Right click on the appointment book day > Select Change Day/Book Setup
  2. Enter the Slot Duration
  3. Click OK

Add a Nonstandard Slot

A Nonstandard slot is used to enter anything less than the standard slot duration, e.g. 4mins.
  1. Go to Appointment Book > Right-click on an empty slot
  2. Insert new > Nonstandard slot...

  3. Insert minutes in Inserted interval... e.g. 5 mins
  4. Click OK

Find Vacant Slots

The user can search for vacant slots within the Appointment Book.
  1. Go to Appointment Book
  2. Options menu > Find empty slot or click 
    1. Search from date: Select the date range to search
    2. Days ahead: Will be calculated by the date selection, or enter a number
    3. Duration: Enter the duration of slots to search
    4. Slot type: Select the type of slot - Vacant appointment time or pre-booked slots
    5. Appointment books: Select the books to search
    6. Start at: Select the time of day to start the search
    7. End at: Select the time of day to end the search
    8. Including days: Select days to be included in the search
    9. Show inactive books as well: Tick to include any books that have been made inactive
    10. Click Find
    11. List of available appointments will show, click desired time and click Go To


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