Text Shortcuts

Use text shortcuts to improve efficiency when writing clinical notes or letters for commonly used blocks of text.

Shortcuts are specific to your health service and are maintained in the File > Reference Tables > Text Shortcuts.

To use a text shortcut:
  1. Type the shortcut text into the clinical note or letter, making sure the shortcut word is separate from the text around it (either a space in front or on its own line). For example, .hx or .soap.
  2. Once you have typed the short cut, press Space or Enter after the word to expand the shortcut to the configured text. For example: