Selling at the register
Ring up a sale, take payment, give a discount, print a receipt, fix a mistake.
Start and stop the registerOpen your till at the start of the day and close it at the end.A tour of the register screenEvery button on the selling screen, explained with a numbered picture.Make a saleRing up items, take the money and give a receipt. The most important page in this help.Take payment: cash, card, or a mixHow to record how the customer paid, give the right change, and split a bill across two ways of paying.Change the quantity or price of an item on the ticketSell 12 of something without clicking 12 times, change a price for one sale, or add a note to a line.Discounts and special pricesTwo ways to charge less: a percentage off the whole sale, or a second price such as "Trade" on each item.Put a customer's name on a saleAttach a customer to a ticket so the sale shows in their history and on their invoice.Serve several customers at once (open tickets)Park a half-finished sale, serve someone else, and come back to it. Also how to name a ticket and back-date a sale.Print or email a receipt or invoiceGive the customer a receipt on paper or by email, and print one again later.Cancel a sale or give a refundUndo a finished sale. The items go back into stock and the sale leaves your totals.Find a past saleLook up any sale by date, see what was sold and how it was paid, and print it again.Take a deposit or a part paymentLet a customer pay some now and the rest later, and keep track of what is still owed."Only 2 in stock": the low stock warningWhy the register warns you, what to do, and how to stop sales of items you do not have.