You're talking about that slider contraption, right?
That is what you call a somewhat useful feature, that could be a tremendously-useful feature with just a little more work.
You can access it through the Edit menu, and also by double-clicking on the words "Physical Exam" on the tab above the Vitals/Physical Exam field.
That contraption was apparently designed to input vitals for infants (you'll notice that the "weight" slider only goes up so far).
You can move the slider, and adjust a patient's weight in increments of ounces. When you finish entering your values, you click "done", and the vital signs are transported into the vitals field of your record. The ounces are converted into a decimal value. The slider is a bit awkward to use, but overall this is a somewhat useful feature.
Here's how to make it into a TREMENDOUSLY useful feature:
Get rid of the sliders, and replace them with a numerical keypad that inputs into whichever field at the left is highlighted.
Also allow direct (keyboard) input into the vitals fields at the left.
Split the "weight" field into two fields, "pounds" and "ounces". Make the "ounces" field turn gray, if "kilograms" is selected.
Enlarge the print, and the fields, a bit to make it easier for people to see and select the proper field. Think of a "fat button" calculator.
Leave the pound/ounce-to-decimal conversion feature intact.
Why did this suddenly become so useful? Now it is a weight input device for all ages, not just pediatrics.
Now you have eliminated one of the most ergonomically difficult tasks in Amazing Charts, especially for initial users, which is trying to enter vitals into tiny squares which don't necessarily align with their corresponding tiny headings. With this system, when you want to input vitals, you just double-click on the words "Physical Exam", enter in your vitals on a big user-friendly display and click "Done".
Now it has also become an *ideal* input device for tablet users, in landscape or portrait mode. Vital signs entry with tablets is especially treacherous! With this system, you know your vitals are correct, even if your display gets "squeezed" when you change display modes (plus if you're not sure they're right, you just double-click on Physical Exam again, and they pop up in the big friendly display again for your review/correction).
