User Experience

This guide will walk you through customizing your User Experience in OpenEMR. A few minutes of personalization can make your daily tasks much more efficient.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have:

• Admin Access credentials for your installation

Walkthrough Video

Customizing Your User Experience

Step 1 - Accessing User Settings

1. Click on your user icon in the top right corner of the screen.
2. From the dropdown menu, select Settings. This will open the user settings panel.

Step 2 - Personalize Your Experience

The most popular customizations are the color theme, date format, and default calendar view. We will quickly walk you through making each of these changes.

Example 1 - Changing Your Theme

Your theme covers the color scheme of OpenEMR. You can find one that makes it easier for you to view.

1. In the Settings panel, click on the Appearance tab.
2. Locate the Theme in the drop down menu.
3. Select a new theme from the list, suck as "Forest Green" or "Dark."
4. Click Save to apply the new theme. The interface will update to show the new look.
5. To return to the original look, select the default "Light" theme and save again.

Example 2 - Changing the Date and Time Format

By default, OpenEMR uses a YYYY-MM-DD date format and a 24Hr time format, but both of these are customizable.

1. Click on the Locale tab on the left.
2. Find the Date Display Format setting and select your preferred format, such as MM/DD/YYYY.
3. Find the Time Display Format setting and choose 12Hr.
4. Click Save to apply your changes.
5. Log Out and Log Back In* to see your changes reflected throughout the system.

Example 3 - Setting Your Default Calendar View

1. Click on the Calendar tab.
2. Find the Default View Setting.
3. Choose your preferred view from the dropdown menu, such as Week or Month.
4. Slick Save
5. Log Out and Log Back In* to see your changes reflected throughout the system.