# How to create an appointment (from the Patients page).

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<p>Instructions :</p>
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<li>Open the Appointment page by clicking the Appointment toolbar button.</li>
<li>Enter the patient’s name in the first input field.</li>
<li>Select a doctor from the second input field, the doctor selector.</li>
<li>Set the appointment’s start time using the date and time input, which is the last input field in the Appointment page.</li>
<li>Click the Save toolbar button to save the appointment.</li>
<li>To view the list of scheduled appointments, go to the homepage and do one of the following :
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<li>Click the Calendar button on the toolbar.</li>
<li>Or, use the compact table at the bottom of the homepage to scroll through upcoming appointments. The appointments are listed in chronological order, with the one starting next at the top.</li>
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