To access the software and log in or out:
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Select Start > All Programs > PracticeWorks > PracticeWorks. The Practice Central window is displayed.
To toggle between Practice Central and the appointment book, click the Practice Central button. When you close the Practice Central window, the appointment book is displayed.
To log in to the software, select Activities > Log in and enter your user name and password. Click OK. To log out of the software, select Activities > Log out and click OK.
If an employee makes five unsuccessful attempts to log in with a valid user name and invalid password, the employee is locked out of the software for ten minutes. If you have a security access level of 10, you can restore a locked-out user’s access.
To restore access:
Select File > Security > Unlock locked out employees. The Unlock Employees window is displayed.
Select the employee for whom you want to restore access, and click Unlock.
If enabled, automatic logoff shuts down the software if there has been no activity for a specified number of minutes.
To enable automatic logoff:
Select File > Security > Security options. The Office-Wide Security Options window is displayed.
Select Enable automatic logoff.
Type the number of minutes to wait before automatic logoff occurs. The default is 10.
Click OK.
Tip: You cannot disable audit logging of user logins and logouts.