# Creating New Patients

#### <span style="color: #0000ff;">A patient remains "New" until they checkin to their first appointment. Or you uncheck the "new" in their profile. "New" patients can be restricted in various ways in their portal.</span>

### There are three places you can create new patients.

From any page go to Patients : New Patient. OR

From the Patients: All Patients page use the "New Patient" button at the top right. This will open a new modal window form for creating a new patient.

[![newpatmodal.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2020-06/scaled-1680-/NCtudQ0AlFsOsPxr-newpatmodal.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2020-06/NCtudQ0AlFsOsPxr-newpatmodal.png)

Also from the patients list page you can import a group of patients by uploading a CSV (comma delimited values) file. The popup modal window explains how to format the CSV.

[![importpats.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2020-06/scaled-1680-/8NuXWieMfcaQTZKL-importpats.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2020-06/8NuXWieMfcaQTZKL-importpats.png)

Download all patients in your database from the Patients : All Patients page. Click the [![dlbtn.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2020-06/scaled-1680-/mMt3ogWjxlH27DuK-dlbtn.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2020-06/mMt3ogWjxlH27DuK-dlbtn.png) download icon to the top right of the patients listing table.