Create a Template using the Default HTML Document

This option creates a new document template using the "Default" Template HTML which is embedded in the Template Editor. It produces a short HTML document which is mostly just rubbish for you to change and mold into your actual document. The Default template shows examples of basic usage like inserting HL7 data using the ##HL7...## shorthand tag, embedding images and using images in <style> tags for a watermark using the Image Library and how to insert a PDF header and Footer.

Create a Template From a Microsoft Word Document

You can literally "draw" your HL7 Document Templates in Microsoft Word and then use the resulting document (.docx or .doc) as the basis for creating your HL7 Document Templates. Our "Word to HTML" conversion typically does an excellent job of converting MS Word to Template HTML. Note that MS Word DOES NOT have to be installed on the same computer as the HL7 Notepad for this to work. You can create your MS Word documents on another computer and then copy (or share) them with the computer running the HL7 Notepad.

Create a Template From a Rich Text (RTF) File

Much like MS Word you can also use WordPad to "draw" your HL7 Document Templates in a Rich Text (RTF) document and then use that as the basis for creating your HL7 Document Templates. Also, as with MS Word, our "RTF to HTML" conversion typically does an excellent job of converting Rich Text to Template HTML.

Create a Template From an Existing HTML File

You can use almost any 3rd party HTML editing program to create your Templates as well. Just make sure that you follow the HTML Rules for UltraPort HL7 Document Templates. There are so many wonderful 3rd party WYSIWYG HTML designers available that we purposely did not try to include one in our Template Editor module. Our reasoning is that experienced HTML developers already have their favorite editor and we're certainly not going to be able to change their minds, and for novices, nothing that we could create could really compare to other products which have been around for years and whose sole purpose is working with HTML.

Import a Template from another HL7 Template Library

Use this option to import a template from another HL7 Template Archive. For instance if you've downloaded something from the Samples and Examples area you would use this option. When you create a new template by importing another ALL required internal resources are also automatically imported as well. This includes image library images, custom colors, publisher settings, etc.