Viewing Image Files

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How can I view image files?

The HIPAA Authorizer application has a built-in image viewer that uses lightweight DLLs to display TIFF and PDF images (see Creating Image Files from EDI Files). It also allows you to navigate through the folder structure that has been set up. To view your images, follow the steps below:

 

1.Select Image > Image Viewer in the main menu window.

 

The "Image Viewer" option is in the main menu window.

The "Image Viewer" option is in the main menu window.

 

The following window will open:

 

The "Image Viewer" window.

The "Image Viewer" window.

 

Note: If you do not click the "Image File" option in Output Mode, an error pop-up window will open, as shown below.

 

Error pop-up message if an image index is not configured.

Error pop-up message if an image index is not configured.

 

2.Click on the image you want to view from the left-hand image list. If the image is in TIFF format, it will open on the right side of the window. If the image is in PDF format, it will open in a separate window.

 

View of a PDF request file.

View of a PDF request file.

 

3.Once you are done, click the "X" at the top-right corner of the image viewer window to close it.

 

The "X" button to close the window.

The "X" button to close the window.

 

How can I navigate multiple images?

See the details of each navigation tool below:

 

Navigation Header Bar

 

The "Navigation Header Bar" is at the top of the "Image Viewer" window.

The "Navigation Header Bar" is at the top of the "Image Viewer" window.

 

The navigation header bar allows you to navigate through multi-page documents in the upper left corner of the image.

 

oPages — This option is located on the left side of the navigation header bar. It shows the number of pages and the current page in view; the arrows allow you to navigate through them.

 

The "Pages" navigation arrows.

The "Pages" navigation arrows.

 

oZoom — This option is located on the right side of the navigation header bar. It allows you to magnify or reduce the size of the image.

 

The "Zoom" tool.

The "Zoom" tool.

 

Image Panel

 

The "Image Panel" of the "Image Viewer" window.

The "Image Panel" of the "Image Viewer" window.

 

The image panel is on the left side of the image viewer window. It lists all the generated TIFF and PDF image files. To access an image, click on a filename to display its content.