[Revised Aug12]
Customised labels
On installation, the Label printer is setup and 'RxOne' defaults to printing a label that conforms to regulations and satisfies the requirements of good practice. Customisation is not necessary for a satisfactory label.
The Main Panel of the label, which is the whole label on One-part labels, cannot be modified.
All parts of the label except the main panel can be customised.
Note... Allocate a reasonable amount of time for label customisation. You set the X and Y coordinates of the data you wish to print, and this usually takes some time and experimenting to get right.
Having the ability to set exactly what you want also carries the responsibility of making sure that what you specify is actually printable and satisfies the legal requirements of a pharmacy label.
Return to default settings option is under 'File' on the 'Advanced label settings' screen, to use in case you get hopelessly lost.
Note that this does not return settings to what they were before modification, it returns them to the installation default.
To Customise labels
1. From the 'RxOne' 'Start Menu' Tools
2. Printer setup
3. Script labels
4. Advanced
5. If changing the Main (patient) panel position, use the 'Main label' top/bottom/left/right fields to specify the Main panel size and position in mm. Do not reduce it by more than 1mm in height or more than 5mm in width or the label will be inadequate for many scripts. Increasing the size, or moving the panel, should be safe.
7. 'Fields' shows the fields already defined. The X and Y coordinates and Len (length) are displayed.
Modifying/moving a field; Highlight it and modify its specs in the 'Field details' frame to the right. The focused item will show in the display with a frame around it, in the position chosen. Make sure that the space allowed is sufficient (if the text is too long it will be truncated) and does not overwrite other text. At present, colours are not acted on, but can be defined for future use. Bold/Italic may not be available on some printers. All text is left justified unless 'centered' is selected.
To add a field; Click on Add under 'Fields' . Highlight the required field in 'Field details', which lists all the data elements that are available for use if required, then define X and Y co-ordinates.
To delete a field; Highlight it in 'Fields' and click Delete
To add 'Patient price' to label.
As for customising above, Highlighting the "$0.00 Patient price" item in 'Field details' and experiment with the X/Y co-ordinates to print on a suitable part of the pre-printed pharmacy name strip. Note that this cannot be on the cross hatched main printed panel as the computer has to be in control of this, but most pre-printed strips have a suitable place for the price.
X/Y Co-ordinates
Normal X and Y co-ordinates for details on labels 2 and 3 are;
X Y Length
Drug quantity 0 43 6
Drug name 6.2 43 8
Rx Num&Suffix 0 47 14
Date DD/MM 0 51 12
`X' if exempt 0 54 3
Patient Name 16 43 53
Patient Address 16 47 53
DateDispensed 16 51 23
Patient Cost 40 51 29
Rx Number 16 55 20
Drug Qnty #2 37 55 6
DrugName#2 44 55 25
"NHS" 4 54 5
Other data
Other data, such as Stock on Hand, patient category etc, may be printed on the label as required. Experiment is needed to find a place that suits the needs of the user AND does not obliterate other data.
Tips
- Custom label settings are recorded in C:\phcypro\setlabel.ini . Copying this file to other units will quickly transfer the layout there.
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