Use the Attachment Picker to attach files to email messages.

These may be anything from invoices and statements, to images such as x-rays or educational slides, to documents on your computer.

To attach files to Emails using the Attachment Picker

Click the +1 button in the Attachment field of the Create Email window to display the Attachment Picker:

The left pane shows the items available for the current patient, folder, and attachment type.

The right pane shows the files that you have selected as attachments.

To add files, select files in the left pane and move them to the right pane by means of the Move Right button .

To remove files, select them in the right pane and click the Move Left button .

To choose other file types, click the dropdown button next to the 'Type drop-down menu, and select the appropriate type:

Alternatively, you can:

• Use the Folder field to select a particular folder (if there is more than one for the current patient),
• Click in the Tooth field to enter a tooth code (e.g. LL6), or click on the Tooth icon and see the tooth chart.
  Both of these enable you to display images associated with a particular tooth.
• Click the Find Other Files button and browse for files anywhere on your computer or computer network.
  These are added directly to the Selected pane.

To convert attachment Files

If any of your stored images are DICOM images, you can convert them to JPEG format so that they can be emailed in a format that is more compact and that can be read more easily by applications such as Windows Fax and Picture Viewer.

Simply select the images, then tick the "Convert selected DICOM images" checkbox, and choose the JPEG image size you require.

NOTE: The JPEG image size is defaulted to whatever it was the last time it was selected anywhere in EXACT, but can be changed if required. The chosen size will be 'remembered' by EXACT.
If the image size selected is larger than the DICOM image, the image will not be scaled up, but will retain its original size.
The converted/resized image may lose some detail, and as such may be unsuitable to be used for diagnostic purposes.

To view attachment Files

To view image files before you select them as attachments, hover the mouse over the thumbnail, to display a tooltip, or click the button to use the Image Viewer or the button to use the Cascade Viewer.