1. The New User Interface
MEDITECH
Training & Education

2. Additional Benefits Windows look and feel Enhanced menu options
Mouse enabled
Enhancements to graphs

3. Categorizing Changes
Appearance
Toolbar
Navigation
Graphs
Menus

4. Appearance Changes Workstation Icon Color Schemes
Title Bars/ Workstation Utility Menus
Text Changes
Customer Defined Screens
Color Coding of Text
Response Field Changes
System Messages

5. Workstation Icon Changes
The default icon for Version 4.00 or later of the MEDITECH Workstation has changed
Earlier and later versions can be installed on the same PC

6. Color Schemes
Workstation color schemes are set by the Windows Control Panel
Changing your Windows colors changes your MEDITECH Workstation colors
Color schemes are PC specific

7. MEDITECH Workstation with Windows Standard Color Scheme

8. Changing the Color Scheme in the Control Panel

9. New Workstation Colors

10. Title Bars
Workstation title bars will display routine and lookup names
Title bar fonts and point size can be formatted
Access to the Workstation Utility Menu is gained through the title bar

11. Title Bars

12. Title Bar Formatting To format title bars: To format Workstation text:
Windows Control Panel
Display - Appearance - Item - Title Bar
Formatting applies to title bars only
To format Workstation text:
Display - Settings - Font Size

13. Reformatted Title Bars

14. The Workstation Utility Menu
To access the Workstation Utility Menu
Click on the Workstation icon in the title bar
Right Click on the Workstation title bar

15. The Workstation Utility Menu

16. The Workstation Utility Menu
Functions on the Workstation Utility menu can also be performed using the following keystrokes:
Alt + F1: Workstation Help
Alt + F4 : Exit
Alt + C : Copy
Alt + V : Paste
Alt + D : Reset Display (NEW)

17. Example of Proportional and Fixed Fonts

18. Color Coding of Text
Color coding of text will still be available in the Workstation
Examples of color use:
Patient Statuses
High or Low Lab Values in PCI

19. Workstation Text Colors

20. Workstation Text Colors

21. Response Field Changes
Response fields are now represented by 3D input boxes
Consistent with Windows applications
Radio buttons or check boxes may be used for Yes/No response fields

22. Response Field Examples

23. System Messages
The Workstation uses Windows Dialog Boxes to display system messages
Error Messages
Help Messages
Dialog Boxes

24. MAGIC Error Message

25. MAGIC Help Message

26. MAGIC Dialog Box

27. The Workstation Toolbar
Used to perform functions in the MEDITECH workstation
Buttons represent different functions
Toolbar position based on mouse setup
Windows Control Panel
Mouse - Button Configuration
Left or Right handed mouse

28. Right Handed Toolbar

29. Toolbar - Standard
OK Button
F12 on a PC

30. Toolbar - Standard
Exit Button
F11 on a PC

31. Toolbar - Standard Help Button Shift + F8 on a PC
Displays online documentation for fields and routines.

32. Toolbar - Standard
Lookup Button
F9 on a PC

33. Toolbar - Standard
Magic Menu Button
Shift + F12 on a PC

34. Toolbar - Standard System Info Button
When on a menu, the number of messages in MOX will display as a Tool Tip when button is highlighted
While in a routine, it is used to check or uncheck individual items from a list
Right Ctrl key on a PC

35. Toolbar - Standard Page Up / Page Down Buttons Arrow Buttons
Page Up and Page Down keys on a PC
Arrow Buttons
On a PC, Up & Down Arrows, Shift Left & Right Arrows

36. Toolbar - Standard Select All Button While in a procedure
Shift + Right Control key on a PC
Used to check or uncheck all items from a list

37. Navigation Changes General Navigation Changes Multipage Drivers
Using the Keyboard
Using the Mouse
Multipage Drivers
MDI (Multiple Document Interface)
Resizing the Workstation Screen

38. Using the Keyboard (Menus)
On Desktops
Arrow keys are used to highlight items
Enter to select an item
On Cascading menus
Up and Down Arrow keys are used to highlight items
Enter or Right Arrow keys are to select either a routine or submenu

39. Using the Keyboard while in a Routine
The 4.9 Version of the MEDITECH software supports Windows style keystrokes
ESC = Exit
TAB = Enter (Next field)
Shift + TAB = Previous Field

40. Using the Mouse
Menus
Procedure Screens
Lookups
Verb Strips

41. Using the Mouse (Menus)
The mouse pointer can be used to select items from the Desktop and Cascading Menus
Select the item with the pointer, and click to execute the routine or menu

42. Using the Mouse while in a Routine
While in a routine, you can click on an input field to move the cursor to the field

43. Using the Mouse (Lookups)
Selecting an entry
Single click highlights an entry
Double click selects an entry
Page up/Page down
Clicking on arrows will move the lookup display

44. Selecting an Entry

45. Verb Strips
Items from a verb strip can be selected by highlighting the option with the pointer and clicking

46. Highlighting a Verb Strip Option

47. Multipage Screen Drivers
The mouse may now be used to click on upcoming pages of routines or dictionaries with multiple screens.

48. Multipage Screen Drivers

49. MDI - Multiple Document Interface
Allows you to move an active window “out of the way”
View information on non active window(s)
Click the title bar of the active window
Drag it to the desired location

50. Movement of an Active Window

51. Resizing the Workstation Screen
Users can now change the size of their MEDITECH Workstation screen
Scroll bars will be used to shift the workstation screen within the window

52. Resizing the Workstation Screen

53. Available Documentation
In the 4.12 Workstation
On-line Help
MEDITECH.COM Documentation
FAQ List
PowerPoint Document
New User Interface Documentation (Web Pages)
4.9 E/E Menu Dictionary Guide