# LBF Clinic Note Conditional formatting

**URL:** <https://community.open-emr.org/t/lbf-clinic-note-conditional-formatting/18149>\
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**Created:** [March 31, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/lbf-clinic-note-conditional-formatting/18149 "2022-03-31T13:53:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/lbf-clinic-note-conditional-formatting/18149/2 "2022-03-31T14:29:03Z")

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Hmm, this is a really interesting and really well developed LBF (IMHO, I am still trying to figure out the use and flexibility of LBF’s)

Yes, I have an idea, conditional formatting can be done at the right hand side of each field under the ? column. See this thread entry:

> [@Progres Note using LBF](https://community.open-emr.org/t/progres-note-using-lbf/17983/4):
>
> @kkappiah Here is an example from the OpenEMR demo. After login into the demo site, as an administrator, here: [https://www.open-emr.org/demo/](https://www.open-emr.org/demo/) Go to Administration → forms → layouts, and select the “Demographics layout” form: [20220322-1a] You can see the question mark at the rightmost area of every field. Now green in the image above. Clicking on it will show an options window as follows: [20220322-1] The rest should be self-explanatory. If it is not please let me know.

I am not sure how the logic of your form flows yet, but if you click on the “?” column of the fields in the top section/group of the form. What do you think?

I am also thinking that you may not be maximizing the usefulness of “Lists”. I am thinking that you can create lists such as: objectives, first grade objectives, second grade objectives, etc. Within each list you can include fields, for example:

```
Objectives:
   preK
   first grade
   second grade
   third grade

```

then subsequent lists:

```
PreK objectives:
   Obj1
   Obj2
   Obj3
   Obj4

FirstGrade objectives:
   Obj1
   Obj2
   Obj3
   Obj4

SecondGrade objectives:
   Obj1
   Obj2
   Obj3
   Obj4

```

And so on and so forth.

Your LBF field would then link to the lists.

Finally, if you see kids, that means you are using encounters/visits? I would not modify the dashboard, I would just create a new LBF form, named for example “LBFProgress” specifically for the purpose of the visits/evaluations. When the kid is seen, create an encounter and open the LBFProgress and document the information there. That way you have the flow of the child’s progress documented. These forms can then be shown in the patient landing page, such as vitals form, for example.

Thanks for the question.  
Sandra

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