Final answer:
Acceptable methods to schedule an appointment include clicking the schedule appointment button on the toolbar, opening the file menu to select a new appointment, and double-clicking an open time slot in the appointment book. Right-clicking to post/set complete is not a correct method for scheduling.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is asking for acceptable methods to schedule an appointment using software or a digital system, which can include various actions within an application designed for appointment management or scheduling. Based on the options provided:
- Clicking the schedule appointment button on the toolbar, which is a direct action designed specifically for scheduling an appointment.
- Opening the file menu and clicking "select patient- new appt", which seems like another intentional pathway to schedule a new appointment in a patient management system.
- Double-clicking an open appointment time in the appointment book, which is commonly used as a shortcut in many scheduling applications to quickly add a new appointment at a specific time.
However, option (d) right-click an open appointment time and click post/set complete is typically associated with marking an appointment as completed rather than scheduling a new one, and so it is not an acceptable method for scheduling an appointment.