Application Widgets

An application widget displays your chosen widget in its own window, so it remains available to you no matter what else you are doing in Edge Cloud. This feature provides instant access to the tools and information you need most often, and gives you a way to interact with patients and parents most effectively.

From the Application section of the Widget Library ribbon bar, choose the widget you want to work with, and select to open it as an Application widget type. The widget appears in its own window on your screen.

Use the Browser widget to open the Ortho2 web site, or any other Internet site, directly from within your Edge Cloud system. (An active Internet connection is required for this feature to work.) See "Browser Widget" for details.

Use the Calculator widget to keep an easy-to-use calculator active on your Edge Cloud screen. See "Calculator Widget" for details.

Use the Chart widget to get an overall picture of patient activity, such as the percentage of patients that are past due or the percentage of missed appointments, in a variety of formats. You can also use the Chart widget to compare data among your orthodontists and/or offices. Your selected chart data, office, and orthodontist selections are listed in the Chart widget header for easy recognition of the data you are viewing. See "Chart Widget" for details.

Use the Clock / Stopwatch widget to keep an easy-to-read clock or interactive stopwatch on your Edge Cloud screen. The clock widget uses the time from your computer workstation. See "Clock / Stopwatch Widget" for details.

Use the Correspondence History widget to keep your list of practice-specific correspondence and documents at your fingertips. See "Correspondence Widget" for details.

Use the inVisit widget to stay on top of your patients' virtual visits in real time. The widget lists your open virtual visits, and is refreshed regularly to keep you up-to-date. You can click a visit summary to launch inVisit within Edge Cloud. In addition, you can link first-time inVisit users to existing Edge Cloud patient folders, or create new Edge Cloud patient folders auto-filled with the inVisit patient data. You can also open Edge Cloud patient folders from the inVisit widget. See "inVisit Widget" for details.

Use the Edge Proposal widget to review and manage your patient contract proposals. The widget lists the proposal expiration date, whether the responsible party has viewed the proposal with theEdge Proposal app, and the status. You can filter the widget results to view only the proposals relevant to you. In addition, you can open the patient folder to the proposal page and share the proposal with responsible parties directly from the widget. See "Edge Proposal Widget" for details.

Use the Edge Signature widget to digitally sign documents, send email invitations for signatures, and review complete and deleted Edge Signature documents. See "Edge Signature Widget" for details.

Use your Light Bar widget to monitor active involvement with patient appointments once they have been processed as "seated" in your Patient Tracker. See "Light Bar Widget" for details.

Use the Messaging widget to manage messages from other Edge Cloud operators, as well as professionals that use your Edge Portal Premium app. You can read your messages, send messages, and perform most message actions from the widget. See "Messaging Widget" for details.

Use the Patient Tracker to see which patients have signed into your office, whose appointments are currently in progress, and where assistants and orthodontists should concentrate next. See "Patient Tracker" for details and setting options.

Use your Practice Monitor widget to keep real-time statistics, and your progress toward practice goals available at all times. See "Practice Monitor Widget" for details.

You can use the Quick Reports widget to organize and run your most frequently-used reports and patient forms without opening the Reporting window. See "Quick Reports" for details.

Use your Referrals widget to see up-to-date trends among your referral sources. You can view referrals for any range of dates or time periods, include only certain types of referrals, narrow the list by orthodontist or office, and sort the results by a number of data types. See "Referrals Widget" for details.

Use the Edge Reminders widget to review the status of Edge Reminders messages you have sent to your patients. See "Review Sent Messages" for details.

Use the Reward Prizes widget to edit, approve or deny patient prize requests, and view the number of each prize type that has been redeemed for a variety of time periods. See "Reward Prizes Widget" for details.

Use the RSS Reader widget to have up-to-the-minute industry news and other data delivered directly to your Edge Cloud system. See "RSS Reader Widget" for details.

Use the Sessions widget to review the computers and operators logged into your Edge Cloud system. The widget includes the operator name, machine name and IP address, the version of Edge Cloud that is running, and the date and time the user logged in. Each session indicates an Edge Cloud license being actively used. See "Sessions Widget" for details.

Use Stacks to assign tasks, and manage the patient-related actions assigned to you. See "Stacks Widget" for details.

Use the Subgroup widget to keep a specific list of patients easily available to you. You can customize the fields to display in the widget, group and aggregate the data for any displayed column, and add a link that will open the selected patient folder to a specific page. See "Subgroup Widget" for details.

Use the Tasks widget to assign, prioritize, and track essential office activities that do not happen within your Edge Cloud system. See "Tasks Widget" for details.

Use the Upload Queue widget to monitor the progress being made toward permanently saving changes to your Edge Cloud database. See "Upload Queue Widget" for details.

To provide better service and solutions for our customers, Ortho2 is pivoting away from UserVoice, and toward a more robust feedback opportunity. During the transition to a new system, please use the Enhancement Request page on our support.ortho2.com website, or email ideas@ortho2.com. See "Enhancement Requests / Feedback Forum" for details.

Use the Weather widget to stay informed about the weather events occurring at home, or at any location worldwide. See "Weather Widget" for details.

Use the Office Contacts widget to have immediate access to the contact details of the businesses and suppliers you work with on a regular basis. See "Office Contacts Widget" for details.

Click Reset Layout from the Widgets Library ribbon bar, then select which type of layout (Application or Dashboard) to return to the original defaults.

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