The File Menu

MIMS Information

Displays the version of MIMS that is currently loaded into Genie and its Disclaimer.

Contact Genie Support

Selecting this option opens a window to allow you to contact Genie Support by Email, through Genie directly. You also have options to Save to Disk to attach to an email or to Print and fax this information.

You can use this Contact method to submit Feature Requests/General Queries or if you tick I am experiencing a problem with Genie then you will be presented with more options in regards to Bugs/Errors.

This is the preferred option for contacting Genie Support as it provides us with information about your practice like your GEN number, the version of Genie you are currently using and the platform it is being used on.

User Preferences

Opens the Preferences record for the user currently logged in.

See User Preferences for more information.

All User Preferences

Opens a window listing the Preferences records for all users, allowing you to double-click to open and edit a particular user’s Preferences.

It also allows you to specify which days a user works and so which days to display them in the appointment book for. This option is only available to users with the ability to Modify Other Users' Preferences set in the Security tab of their own User Preferences.

See Security for more information.

Printing Preferences

Opens the Printing Preferences for the current computer.

See Printing Preferences for more information.

Practice Preferences

Opens a list of Practice Preferences allowing you to double-click on a record to edit the Practice Preferences.

See Practice Preferences for more information.

Maintenance & Reports

Opens the Maintenance window.

See Maintenance & Reports for more information.

Set Administrator

Allows the current Administrator to assign the job to someone else.

See Security for more information.

Add or Change User

Opens the Login window allowing you to log back in as a different user, change passwords, or add or delete users from the database.

See Security for more information.

Change Practice

This item will be enabled if you have more than one Practice Preferences record. It allows you to change to another practice’s settings, in particular a different letterhead if you need to create some invoices under a different practice name.

Changing to a different practice only has an effect on the current computer. Other users on the network are unaffected.

Quick Reports

See Quick Reports for more information.

Import and Export

Contact Genie support for more information.

Connections

Allows the setup of automatic exchange of new and modified demographic data with other applications.

Execute Command

This item opens a window which allows you to enter lines of code to manipulate data in your database. This should only be used under instructions from the Genie Support line.

Start Offsite Logging

Can be used to start offsite logging if it has either ceased for any reason or if you don't have your User Preferences set up to automatically start logging when you launch Genie.

See Offsite Logging for more information.

Import Offsite Log

Used to manually import Offsite Logs, if needed. See Offsite Logging for more information.

Register

Allows you to register Genie and allow access to all functions by entering an unlock code.

Set Practice Type

This allows you to specify the type of practice. Genie then automatically displays different information and switches on some features and functions required by that type of practice.

Quit (Windows)

Quits Genie. This is the preferred method for exiting Genie on Windows computer. Clicking on the cross (or x) in the top right of the screen is not advised as it doesn't allow the database exit routines to run. This can cause unnecessary bloating of the database over time.

Note: This option will not appear on a Macintosh.

To quit Genie on a Mac: