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title: Add New Patient(s) into Family Folders
slug: portal-sub/add-new-patients-into-family-folders
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createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:18.810Z
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Here's what we recommend:

1. From the main menu, go to **Patient/Build Family**. This opens the **Select Patient** for **Build Family **window
2. Left-click the **Name **radio button,
3. Enter the existing patient on whom you want to base the new patient in the **Name **field.
4. Click **Search**.

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5. Select the **patient**
6. Click **OK.**
7. The **New Family Member** window will appear.  Last Name, Address, Home Phone Number, and Folder name will pre-populate from the original family member's information.
8. Complete the patient's registration.
9. Click **OK**.

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Available from version 7.4