Add A Layout To A Keyboard

Back Office

This outlines How To Add A Layout To A Keyboard in Back Office.

The appropriate Clerk Security Group permissions required to access Keyboard Designer in Back Office.
Ensure a Keyboard has been created. Refer to How To Add A Keyboard for more information.

In the Keyboards screen in Back Office, do as follows:

Select the Open Keyboard button to select a Keyboard from the Keyboards screen, to which the Layout is to be added to.

Using either:
- By selecting the Add New Layout option from the Layouts menu, OR
- By selecting the Add button in the footer of the Keyboards screen.

Notes ...

The Layout Type option is only visible when a Layout is being added to a Self Service Keyboard.

The New Layout prompt continued ...
- Enter an appropriate name into the Layout Name field for the Layout being added. For example, Beverages, Desserts, Entrees, etc.
- If adding a Layout to a Self Service Keyboard, then select from the Layout Type drop down either the Menu option or the Admin Tools option. All other Layouts are automatically generated when a Self Service Keyboard is initially created. Therefore they do not need to be added.
- Select OK to continue.

The New Layout will be displayed in the Keyboards screen, along with it's ID. For:
- Non Self Service Layouts the Layout will by default contain the following POS Keys:
  - Home (#001)
  - Return (#002)

If required, an image can be added to the Layout. To do this, select the Add Layout Image option from the Layouts menu. This will open the Images Menus. Refer to How To Add Images To SwiftPOS for more information.

If required, the new Layout can be set as the Home Layout. Refer to How To Set A Layout As Home/Master Layout for more information.

POS Keys can now be added to the new Layout as required. Refer to How To Add A POS Key To A Layout for more information.

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