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How to close a table/order from a handheld

This document will detail how to close a table/order from a handheld.

To see how to close a table/order from a terminal please click the link

To close a table or an order you will need to locate the order you would like to close. Once it has been located, pay it out in the manner the guest chooses in order to close the table. This document will go into detail on how to accomplish these steps and note any necessary details along the way.

From outside the order

  1. Log into the handheld. To locate the order, tap Orders at the bottom of the screen.

    The Orders screen with Orders marked at the bottom and table 36 marked in the list

     

  2. To pay out an order with fast cash, swipe the table left, then tap Fast Cash. The whole balance is paid in cash and the table closes.

    Table 36 swiped left with the green Fast Cash button marked

    Note: A long swipe all the way across the screen pays the table with fast cash straight away.

     

  3. To close several tables with fast cash at once, tap Edit at the top left, tap each table, then tap Fast Cash at the bottom.

    The Orders screen in Edit with table 22 ticked and Fast Cash marked at the bottom

     

  4. If the customer used a different form of payment or you need to calculate change you will need to open the order and add a payment.

 

From inside the order

  1. Tap the card icon at the bottom, or + Add next to Payments.

    An open order for Table 36 with the card icon at the bottom and + Add next to Payments marked

     

  2. Select which guest or guests the payment will be applied to, then tap Next. Every guest with a balance starts ticked.

    The Select Guests screen with Guest 1 and Guest 2 ticked and Next marked

     

  3. Select the amount that the guest will pay, then tap Next:

    • Full Amount: the balance of the guests you selected.
    • 2-way: splits it evenly. Tap + or − to split it between more or fewer guests.
    • Custom: type any amount on the number pad.

    Note: If you'd like to see how much change to give a customer, put the dollar amount that they gave you in Custom, and then select Cash on the next screen.

    The Amount screen with 30 typed in Custom and Next marked

     

  4. Select the payment type that the guest has chosen. For a card, tap Credit Card, and the guest inserts, taps or swipes their card on the handheld.

    The Pay with screen with Cash marked under Payment Type

     

  5. The transaction is now complete. For cash, the change to give shows in red. Tap Done. Once the whole balance is paid, the table closes and you're back on Orders.

    Payment Captured for $27.73 in cash with Change due $2.27 and Done marked