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You must have a Palm OS 3.5 or higher. You will need at least 368 K
of free memory to install the program, and you must be running HotSync. You will need an internet connection available when
downloading, and whenever you update your directory.
| Application and Images Sizes |
| To install the Physician
Directory, you will need to have enough free space on your
PDA for the main application and database. The photos, which
are optional, will take up additional space depending on the
PDA model and whether you want them in color or
black-and-white. |
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Main Application and Database
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368 KBytes (required)
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Photos |
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PDA Model |
Black and White
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Color
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Palm Treo 650, 680
Palm Treo 700 series
Palm Tungsten (all models)
Palm Zire 71 or 72
Palm LifeDrive, TX or Z22
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2,727 KBytes
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5,447 KBytes
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Any other model
Or when low resolution images
are desired to conserve memory
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687 KBytes
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1,367 KBytes
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| Last Update: July 17, 2007 |
Go to the Install/Update page and follow
the instructions there.
 Your program will be called
"MCG" in your menu.
Simply select the application from the menu.
There are five different ways to locate physicians: using the
alphabet keys, searching on criteria, searching by keyword, and looking
at your list of shortcuts.
 The alphabet keys are located near the top of the screen. Each key
contains two letters of the alphabet. Select the key for the starting letter of the last name of the physician you want to locate.
For example, if you are looking for William Granger, choose the “gh” button, which will give you a list of all the physicians
whose last names start with either "G" or "H".
At any time, you may use the graffiti input area on your device to quickly find directory entries by last name.
Letters entered using graffiti input will initiate an automatic search for last names starting with the
letters that have been entered. You may enter a string of up to 20 letters consecutively and you may also
use the backspace graffiti stroke to remove the last entered letter from the search string. The search
results list will change each time you enter an additional letter to reflect the new search string.
The search string is temporary and will be discarded when you stop entering new letters and do something else
with the program, like choosing to view a doctor or selecting an Alphabet Key.
For example, if you enter "t" in the graffiti input area
the program will show you a list of all the physicians whose last names start with "T".
If you then enter "r", the program will show you a list of all the physicians whose
last names start with "Tr". You may stop entering letters and select the physician you want to
see from the list at any time. Then you can begin another search by entering a letters
in the graffiti area.
Press the menu button on your Palm, go to the Tools menu, and
select Search. Tap the field
you wish to search on before attempting to enter any criteria. You may search on multiple criteria,
if you like.
The program is not case-sensitive, so you may enter lower or upper case
letters.
- Press Cancel at any time to take you out of this view
- Press Search to initiate your physician find
 For example, if you are looking for a doctor whose last name was
similar to Smith, but you can't remember exactly what it was, enter
"SM" into the last name field, and press Search.
Or, perhaps you are looking for a physician with the first name of
Sue but you can't remember the last name. Enter "sue" into the
first name field, and press Search.
Or, perhaps you are attempting to locate a cardiologist. Select
"Cardiology" from the list of available specialties, and press
Search.
 Press the menu button on your Palm, go to the Tools menu, and
select Keyword Search.
This will enable you to search by a keyword or phrase. You may enter a
partial keyword or phrase, as well, although entering multiple keywords
that do not appear sequentially within the data will result in no
physicians being located.
- Press Cancel at any time to take you out of this view
- Press Search to initiate your physician find
For example, entering "f.a.a.c.p." will show you a list of
all physicians who list "F.A.A.C.P." in their records, but it
will not show anyone who has their data listed without the periods and
has "FAACP".
Or, entering "gyn onc" will show you a list of all
physicians who have listed "gyn onc" as a specialty, but it
will not show anyone who has listed their specialty as "Gynecologic
Oncology".
Select the Shortcuts button at the end of the alphabet keys. This will bring up your list of previously selected
shortcuts (see Shortcuts for more information)
After you have located the physician you want (see Finding
Physicians for more information), click on the physician’s name to bring up his or her data. The physician’s name, specialty, phone number, and picture will be displayed, as available (picture will not display if you have turned off that option).
In order to view additional information, click more (under the
photo). This will enable you to see such information as address,
additional phone numbers, certifications, and notes that you have taken
(see Notes for more information)
While viewing additional information, click the right and left arrow buttons to move from screen to screen within that physician’s data.
When you no longer wish to view the additional information, select less
While the physician window is still open, you may still click on
another physician name in the main window in order to scroll through a
listing of doctors. Or, you may use either the rocker button/up & down
arrows or your scroll button on your Palm to scroll.
When you are finished viewing data for physicians, you may close the window by clicking on the
X.
You have the ability to add and edit notes about particular physicians,
so you can keep track of any additional information not already listed.
- Open the profile of the physician to whom you wish to add notes (see
Viewing Physician Data for
more information)
- Click on more
- Using the arrow keys, scroll through the additional data until you reach the notes
display
- Click on the area where the notes display, and then add your note
- Choose Save Changes when done or select Cancel
to leave this view
 You
may customize the default profile view by deciding how much information
displays for each physician when a name is selected and whether or not
to show photos.
When this view is selected, the base amount of data will be
displayed, exactly as outlined in Viewing
Physician Data.
- Press the Menu button on your Palm
- Go to the Tools menu
- Select Profile View Options from the Tools
menu
- Highlight Normal View by Default under "Select Default
Profile View"
- Click Save View Options
When this choice is turned on, physician profiles will display
automatically as if you had just selected the more button.
You may still use the less button to hide the information,
as usual.
- Press the Menu button on your Palm
- Go to the Tools menu
- Select Profile View Options from the Tools
menu
- Highlight More Info View by Default under
"Select Default Profile View"
- Click Save View Options
When this choice is turned on, physician profiles will display
automatically as if you had just selected the more button
and then scrolled through using the arrow keys to reach the physician
notes. You may still use the less button to hide the
information, as usual.
 Press the Menu button on your Palm- Go to the Tools menu
- Select Profile View Options from the Tools
menu
- Highlight Notes View by Default under "Select
Default Profile View"
- Click Save View Options
You may choose whether or to not view photos while looking at
physician profiles. Selecting this option may result in faster load time
for some Palms.
In order to turn off physician photos:
- Press the Menu button on your Palm
- Go to the Tools menu
- Select Profile View Options from the Tools
menu
- Highlight Don't Show Photos under "Select a
Profile Photo Option"
- Click Save View Options
In order to view physician photos:
- Press the Menu button on your Palm
- Go to the Tools menu
- Select Profile View Options from the Tools
menu
- Highlight Show Photos under "Select a Profile
Photo Option"
- Click Save View Options
Shortcuts are a quick way to return to frequently-viewed physicians.
You may access your shortcuts by clicking on the Shortcuts button at the
top of the screen.
While you have either the physician’s data screen showing or you've
highlighted a physician from the list, press the Menu button on your
Palm. Under the Tools menu, select Add to Shortcuts.
When asked to confirm, select Yes.
While you have either the physician’s data screen showing or you've
highlighted a physician from the list, press the Menu button on your
Palm. Under the Tools menu, select Remove from Shortcuts.
When asked to confirm, select Yes.
It is recommended that you update your Palm directory at least once a
month in order to have the most up-to-date information available. In
order to update, you will need to download the directory again. Go to
the Install/Update page and follow the
instructions.
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