Apple and Tops Ortho Menu Bars
The Apple Menu bar
Once you have turned on your computer, the desktop is displayed. You’ll always see a menu bar across the top of the screen, beginning at left with the Apple menu. The menu bar items change to correspond with the active program. Menus contain several commands that are displayed once a menu bar item is clicked. These items tell the computer what to do. The following shows the basic Apple menu with no active programs.
Once you have opened a program its name will be displayed in bold to the right of the Apple icon. This is referred to as your frontmost application. Clicking on an application or a window of an application will allow the application to be your frontmost application, displaying the corresponding menu bar.
Clicking on the Apple icon will display the following Apple menu commands, along with any available keyboard shortcuts.
The following table describes the Apple commands in more detail. Two of these menu items should not be changed (as noted) unless you are advised by topsOrtho Customer Support to update your server.
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| About This Mac | Displays Operating System version and information about the computer’s speed, memory, etc. |
| System Settings... | Manage your overall setup and preferences for Mac, such as software updates, devlice language, AirDrop and more. |
| App Store... | Opens Apple’s App Store |
| Recent Items | Displays recent documents on the computer |
| Force Quit... | Closes the current program. Use when the “spinning color wheel” is present for an extended amount of time |
| Sleep | Puts the computer to “sleep” or energy-saving mode |
| Restart... | Restarts the computer |
| Shut Down... | Powers off the computer |
| Lock Screen | Password protects the screen |
| Logs Out... | Logs out of current user account |
Closing a Window
Once you are finished with a window you may want to close it. A fast way to close a window is to single click on the red button located in the top left corner of the window or use the keyboard shortcut Command + W
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are an efficient way to navigate through windows and programs.
Keyboard shortcuts use the Command (⌘ icon) key, along with another key (or keys). Hold down the Command key and then press another key to tell the computer the function you would like to perform. There are two Command keys, located directly to the left and right of the space bar. See the related article below for Tops Keyboard Shortcuts and how to create custom keyboard shortcuts.
Introduction to the Tops Ortho Menu Applications
File Menu
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Save - Saves what you are currently working on. Usually not necessary to use in topsOrtho. This is more of a computer function. Save All - Saves everything you are currently working on. Usually not necessary to use in topsOrtho. This is more of a computer function. Close - Closes the program. Page Set-up - Change your page orientations and printer. Print - Prints the current document. Print Screenshot - Prints out a specific window in topsOrtho. Email - Email from tops if the outgoing mail server is set up. |
Edit Menu
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Undo - Reverses the last operation that you performed. Redo - Reapplies the last “undo” operation that you performed. Cut - Cuts a selected item. Copy - Makes a duplicate of a selected item. Paste - Pastes the item that was cut or copied. Clear - Removes a selected item in topsOrtho. Select All - Selects everything in a document. Find - Finds a word or phrase. Spelling - Check the spelling of your document. Spelling and Grammar - Check spelling and grammar. Substitutions - Includes Smart Copy & Paste, Smart Quotes, Smart Links. Transformations - Options for making upper, lower case, and capitalization. Emojii & Symbols - Unique characters that are on your computer |
Window Menu
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Fill - Fill the screen with the selected window Center - Center the selected window on the screen Move & Resize - Move and arrange windows to halves and quarters on yoru screen Full Screen Tile - select one or two windows to tile to the left or right of your full screen view. Remove Window from Set - Not used with Tops Ortho Move To... - Moves the open window to another connected display. Minimize - Places the window on the dock. Save Window Size - Resize a window and saves the size. Restore Default Size - Restore the window to its original size. Make Text Larger - Cannot be used with Tops Ortho Make Text Smaller - Cannot be used with Tops Ortho Save Default Clinical Views - Customize the clinical view of topsOrtho. Bring All to Front - Brings all windows of an application forward. |
Help Menu
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Search - Type in a topic. Tops Ortho Help - Contains topsOrtho support info. p1nk - Displays p1nk announcements (currently disabled feature) Show Release Notes - Displays topsOrtho Release Notes and links to manuals for Tops Ortho, TopsEcho, TopsCheckin and TopsChecklists. Start Screen Sharing - when sharing your computer with topsOrtho support. Start Debugging - DO NOT USE - topsOrtho support only. Throw Exception - DO NOT USE - topsOrtho support only |
Tops Ortho Release Notes lists any changes that have been made to your system after an update. They appear when you click Show Release Notes, and also the first time that topsOrtho is launched after an update. Please take the time to review the notes as they are very informative. If you want to view them later, they are always located at Tops Ortho Help. The Find function (Command-F) can be used to search for a keyword within the Release Notes.
Screensharing through the Help Menu
If you need assistance with any part of Top Ortho and have an active support agreement, you can screen share with tops Customer Support. This enables us to see your screen and resolve your problem. After you call, click on the Help Menu and follow the Customer Support rep’s instructions. Please see the article referenced below for System Setting requirements.
Getting Help from Tops Customer Support
Changes to your practice or updates needed to your server? Please reference the linked article below: