This article explains how to print both completed and blank OutcomeTools questionnaires within BestNotes.

Permissions Required

No specific BestNotes permissions are required.

Printing OutcomeTools Questionnaires

Printing a Completed Questionnaire

To print a client's completed questionnaire, navigate to the client's chart. You have two options to print a completed questionnaire: from the "OutcomeTools" tab, or the "Activity Log."


From the OutcomeTools tab:

  1. Select the OutcomeTools tab.
    OutcomeTools tab selected
  2. Select the title of the questionnaire you would like to print.Questionnaire title selected 
  3. When the page opens, select "Print.Print button selected 
  4. You can then choose to print to PDF, or to a specified printer.Print options 

From the Activity Log:

  1. Filter for OutcomeTools, or search for the title of the questionnaire.Activity Log filtered for OutcomeTools 
  2. Select the date and time of the questionnaire you would like to print.Date and time of questionnaire selected 
  3. When the page opens, select "Print."Print button selected 
  4. A PDF version of the document will be opened, and you will have the option to download a PDF version to your computer or to print the document.
  5. PDF version opened with download/print options If you select print, you can print to PDF, or to a specified printer.Print options 

Printing a Blank Questionnaire

If you are printing a questionnaire for a client to fill out, you will navigate to that client's chart. If you are printing a questionnaire to have a blank copy of that questionnaire, you will need to navigate to a fake client. Once you are at the client's chart, follow the steps below.

  1. From the client's chart, select the "OutcomeTools" tab.OutcomeTools tab selected 

  1. Select "Go to OutcomeTools."

Go to OutcomeTools button selected

  1. In the OutcomeTools window, select the "Questionnaires" tab.Questionnaires tab selected 

  1. Below the "Assign New" title, select the "--Questionnaire--" drop-down, and select the questionnaire you would like to print.

Questionnaire drop-down selected

  1. Then designate the "Instance" as needed.
    Instance designated

  1. Select the "By Staff From Paper" option for "Delivery Method."

Delivery Method 'By Staff From Paper' selected

  1. Select the green lightning icon.
    Green lightning icon selected

  1. In the "Assigned" section, select the "View Questionnaire" option for the questionnaire that you just assigned.

View Questionnaire option selected

  1. The questionnaire will open in a separate window, right-click on the questionnaire, and select "Print."
    Right-click menu with Print option

  1. You can then choose to print to PDF, or to a specified printer.

Print options

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