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      Add A POS Key To A Keyboard Layout

      Back Office - How To

      This outlines How To Add A POS Key To A Keyboard Layout For Touch.

       

      Subjects      ▲ ▼

       

      About      ▲ ▼

       

      What Is It?      ▲ ▼

      A POS Key in Touch refers is a button/option that can be selected/touched on a Swiftpos Touch screen by Clerks/Staff to perform a specific point of sale function.

       

      What Is Required?      ▲ ▼

      • Ensure a Keyboard has been created.
      • Ensure a Layout has been added to the Keyboard created above.

       

      What Is Supported?      ▲ ▼

      • Refer HERE for an index of all the POS Keys currently supported in Touch.

       

      What To Consider?      ▲ ▼

      • If required, access to this POS Key can be restricted by selecting the Clerk Security feature.

       

      When Is It Used?      ▲ ▼

      POS Keys are used to perform Swiftpos point of sale functions. For example:

      • Selecting an Item/Product to add to a sale.
      • Cancelling a sale.
      • Finalising a sale.
      • Navigating to a different Layout in Touch.
      • etc.

       

      How To?      ▲ ▼

       

      Add A POS Key To A Keyboard Layout?      ▲ ▼

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

      • Select the Open Keyboard option to select a Keyboard from the Touch Keyboards screen, to which the POS Key is to be added to.
      • Using the Left/Right arrows or the Layout drop-down list in the Layout section, navigate to and select the Layout to which the POS Key is to be added to.
      • Once the Layout is displayed, select a cell (empty or containing an existing POS Key) in the Layout. This will ensure it is active.
      • Once selected a POS Key can be added to the Layout in one of the following ways:
        • Using Quick Buttons (to the left of the Layout):
          • Select one of the Finalisers, Functions, Keypad Layouts, Products and/or Button Images options to expand it and select the required POS Key from the drop-down list.
          • Once selected, drag it to the now active cell.
          • The POS Key will now be added to the cell and replace any previous POS Key assigned to that cell.
          • Using the Button Properties option on the right-hand side of the screen:
            • Select the type of POS Key to be added from the Link Type drop-down list.
            • Once selected, select the search option to the right of the Link Item field, to open either the Finalise Keys, Function Keys, Products, Special Keys or Touch Layouts screens to locate and select the POS Key to be added.
            • Once selected, the POS Key will be added to the cell and replace any previous POS Key assigned to that cell.
            • Once the new POS Key has been added, it can now be configured as required. Refer HERE for more information.
      • Colours and text size is set by the last POS Key selected.
      • Drag and drop to swap/move POS Keys around on the Keypad.
      • Navigate between Layouts by using the Left and Right arrows at the bottom of the screen or from the drop-down list at the top of the screen.

       

      Notes ...

       

      Right click on any POS key to display the following options:

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      Noteworthy

      • Choose Image - Select to open the Images Menu. Select from the Images displayed in the grid or select the Add option to add a new image.
      • Clear Image - Select to remove the Image from the selected POS Key. This option will only be visible if the POS Key selected has an Image.
      • Go to Layout - Select to open the Layout the selected POS Key is currently linked to.

       

      • Save the changes.
      • Ensure a Full Update is sent to all Touch terminals that require the update.

       

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