In this guide
- Entries → Touch POS.
- Tap an item group in the middle column.
- Tap each item the customer buys. Tap again to add one more.
- Tap Cash, Card or Credit and enter the money on the number pad.
- Tap Save.
Touch POS is a second billing screen for the counter. It shows your item groups and items as big buttons, so an operator bills by tapping. Behind the buttons it is the same Speed Plus 9: the same items, prices, stock, customers and accounts as POS (Chapter 13).
14.1What Touch POS is For
A keyboard and mouse slow a counter down when the operator has to look for keys. On a touch panel, a tablet PC or a touch laptop, Touch POS lets the operator bill with taps alone. It suits sweet shops, bakeries, cafés, juice counters, gift shops and any shop where most items do not carry a barcode.
| Shop | Better screen |
|---|---|
| Barcode on every item, fast scanning | POS (Chapter 13) |
| Loose or unlabelled items, touch screen | Touch POS |
| Restaurant with tables, KOT and kitchen | Touch KOT (Chapter 33) |
14.2Billing on a Touch Screen
The screen has three parts. On the left: the Barcode box, the bill, the totals, the number pad and the payment buttons. In the middle: one button for each item group. On the right: the items of the group you tapped, five to a row.
- Open Entries → Touch POS.
- For a regular customer, tap Mobile No. and enter the number. Their points count on this bill (Chapter 21).
- Tap a group, for example Beverages. Its items appear on the right.
- Tap an item. It joins the bill with quantity 1. Tap the same item again and the quantity becomes 2.
- If an item has more than one batch (two prices, two sizes), a list of batches opens. Tap the right one.
- Items with a barcode can still be scanned into the Barcode box.
- Take the payment (14.4) and tap Save.
14.3Changing Lines: Qty, Price, Discount
Each bill line has small buttons, so no line needs the keyboard:
| Tap | What happens |
|---|---|
| Bin (left end) | Removes the line after "Are you sure to delete this Item..?" |
| Minus | One less. It stops at 1; use the bin to remove the line. |
| Qty figure | An Enter Qty box opens for a bigger number, for example 12. Speed Plus checks the stock first. |
| Plus | One more. |
| Pencil (right end) | Opens Enter New Price and Discount % for that line. |
Discount on the whole bill: Below the totals, tap % or Fixed Amt., then type the figure on the number pad. c on the pad clears what you typed. Tick Full Name under the pad to widen the bill and show long item names in full.
14.4Taking Payment
| Tap | Then |
|---|---|
| Cash | Enter the money received on the number pad. It shows in Cash Tendered, and Change shows the difference. |
| Card | The right side lists your accounts. Tap the bank account the card machine pays into. The whole bill goes to card. |
| Credit | The right side lists your accounts. Tap the customer's account. The unpaid amount goes to that customer's ledger. |
Touch POS will not leave money unaccounted. If the cash entered is less than the bill and no customer account is picked, it says "No account has been selected against credit Amount". For a card sale with no bank account picked, it asks you to "Select Your Bank Account in which card Payment will be deposited". For a cash-and-card split, press Space in Cash Tendered (a keyboard is needed for this one step). The PAYMENT OPTIONS panel opens, the same as on POS (13.8).
14.5Item Pictures, Short Names and Groups
A button with a picture is easier to find than a word. Set things up once in the masters:
- Picture. Open the item in the Item master and add its picture (for example with Paste Image). The Touch POS button then shows the picture. An item with no picture shows its name.
- Short name. Fill Short Name in the item master, for example "Kaju Katli" for "Kaju Katli Special 500 Gm Box". With Show Item Short Name in Touch POS ticked, the button shows the name and the short name together.
- Groups. Each item group becomes one button in the middle column, in A to Z order. To keep a group off the touch screen (for example "Raw Material"), open the group and tick Hide this Group in Touch POS.
14.6Touch POS Settings
Click the Settings icon → General Settings → POS print and barcode. The Touch POS and pricing card holds:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Show Item Short Name in Touch POS | Item buttons show the name and the short name. |
| Dont Show Item Pictures in Food Bill and Touch POS Entry, Show Item Names only | Buttons show names only. Useful on a slow PC or when pictures are not ready yet. |
| Save POS Bill After Full Payment Only | Checked by the POS screen (see the note in 14.4). |
The printing settings on the same page (Print Bill, No. of Copies to Print and the others) work for Touch POS bills too (13.9). If the keyboard button cannot find the Windows touch keyboard, enter its path in On Screen Keyboard Exe path under General Settings → Regional.
Questions and answers
Where is Touch POS in the menu?
Entries → Touch POS, directly below Point of Sale (POS).
Is Touch POS separate software?
No. It is a screen inside Speed Plus 9 and uses the same items, stock and accounts.
What hardware do I need?
A touch panel, a tablet PC or a touch laptop running Speed Plus 9. A barcode scanner is optional.
How do I add two of the same item?
Tap the item twice, or tap plus on its line. For a big number, tap the Qty figure and type it.
How do I remove an item I tapped by mistake?
Tap the bin at the left end of that line and confirm.
How do I change the price of one line?
Tap the pencil at the right end of the line and use Enter New Price.
My buttons show names, not pictures. Why?
Either the item has no picture in the item master, the picture file is missing, or "Dont Show Item Pictures in Food Bill and Touch POS Entry" is ticked.
How do I show a short name on the button?
Fill Short Name in the item master and tick Show Item Short Name in Touch POS.
A group I never sell from shows on the screen. Can I hide it?
Yes. Open that item group and tick Hide this Group in Touch POS.
Can I give a discount on the whole bill?
Yes. Tap % or Fixed Amt. under the totals and type the figure on the number pad.
How do I bill on credit?
Tap Credit, then tap the customer's account in the list on the right, then Save.
It says "No account has been selected against credit Amount".
The cash entered is less than the bill. Enter the full amount, or tap Credit and pick the customer's account.
Can Touch POS refuse to save until fully paid?
An unpaid balance always needs a credit account on Touch POS. The separate tick "Save POS Bill After Full Payment Only" is checked only by the POS screen in version 261030.
Can I still scan barcodes on Touch POS?
Yes. Scan into the Barcode box at the top left.
Where do I see old Touch POS bills?
Sale Reports → Touch POS Bill Book.
Do loyalty points work on Touch POS?
Yes. Enter the customer's mobile number before saving (Chapter 21).
Can restaurants use Touch POS?
For a counter without tables, yes. With tables, KOTs and a kitchen, use Touch KOT (Chapter 33).
The keyboard button says "TabTip.exe File not found".
Enter the path of the Windows touch keyboard in On Screen Keyboard Exe path (General Settings → Regional), or ask your dealer.