Register Settings

We made it easy to adjust your settings quickly at the Register. This article explains how to access and customize various Register settings to align with your preferences.

Article Contents

• Accessing Register Settings
• Overview of Setting Categories
• Appearance Settings
• Functionality Settings
• Payment Settings
• Receipt Settings
• Drawer Settings

Accessing Register Settings

To access the Register Settings feature in Register:

1. Log into the Register
2. Tap the hamburger menu icon in the top-left corner to access the flyout menu.
3. Tap Settings to access the Register Settings interface. 

Overview of Setting Categories

The Register Settings interface includes several categories, each accessible via the left-side menu:

• Appearance
• Functionality
• Payments
• Receipts
• Drawers

Appearance Settings

Customize how your Register looks and operates:

1. Category menu location:
   • Choose between the top or left placement of the category menu.
   • Left-side: Displays categories in a static vertical column.
   • Top: Can be fixed or unfixed.
     • Unfixed: Categories are buttons at the top; tap to view full-screen items.
     • Fixed: Category buttons are always visible; swipe through categories.
2. Column count: Select 4, 5, or 6 columns for items on the Register screen.
3. Display customer-facing checkout screen: Enable a screen for customers to view during checkout.

Functionality Settings

Control various operational features:

1. Enable Tabs: Allow adding order names to create tabs.
2. Manage Customers: Display the Customers tab in the top menu for customer management features.
3. Send Button: Display the send button at the bottom of the cart for sending orders to the kitchen or saving tabs.
4. Auto Log Out options:
   • After Each Transaction. Enabling this option automatically logs the user out once an order is completed (paid).
   • After Send/Save. Enabling this option automatically logs the user out once an order is sent (to the kitchen) or saved.
   • User Idle Time (30 sec, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min, or none). Specify the amount of time before the system automatically logs out the user. The default value is none, meaning the system does not automatically log out the user.
5. Till Quantity Selector: Add a quantity selector bar at the bottom of the Register screen.

Payment Settings

Manage accepted payment types and tip collection:

1. Set whether you want the system to prompt for an order name or customer on each order.
2. Set whether to collect non-cash tips from customers on credit card transactions.
3. Enable or disable:
   • Checks. Add the ability to accept checks.
   • House Accounts. The House Account options allow users to charge orders to House Accounts.
   • Gift Cards. This setting adds Gift Card functionality to the Register, including loading and redeeming gift cards.

Receipt Settings

Customize how receipts are printed and displayed:

1. General Receipt Options:
   • Print itemized receipts
   • Print order number on receipts
   • Display suggested tip amounts on receipts
   • Exclude printers: Use dropdown to select printers to exclude
   • Print receipt on completed transactions: Choose always, prompt, or never
   • Specify the number of receipts printed
2. Cash Payment Receipt Options (overrides general receipt options):
   • Print receipt on completed cash payment transactions: Choose always, prompt, or never
3. Card Payment Receipt Options (overrides general receipt options):
   • Print receipt on completed card payment transactions: Choose always, prompt, or never
4. Kitchen Receipts:
   • Specify the kitchen receipt font size: Choose small, medium, or large font
   • Include employee name on kitchen receipt
   • Specify the number of kitchen receipts printed
   • Allow zero-quantity items

Drawer Settings

Control cash drawer operations:

1. Sync Orders Between Drawers: View orders for all open drawers.
2. Multiple Drawers: Enable opening and switching between multiple drawers simultaneously.
3. Turn on Blind Drop:
   • When enabled, employees submit drawer counts without knowing the expected amount.
   • Managers can compare submitted counts with expected amounts.
   • Managers must complete any required adjustments.