Up to 45 buttons fit on each screen. If you have more than 45 buttons, you will have to put the 46+ buttons on the next page, using the Page Down button on the Button Layout screen. If you do have over 45 menu items in a category, it will be easier for your staff to navigate through the screens with subcategories. Subcategories help further organize groups of menu items such as Gluten Free Pizzas, Vodka, Rum, Specialty Drinks, etc.
ID Screen > Managers Menu > Menu Maintenance > Menu Item Button Layout
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The All Categories button populates all menu items in the system. This allows you to put menu items on multiple screens. For example, you may want your subcategories on every page or sides on every screen. While the items may be on multiple screens, it will only report to the category the item is assigned to in the Menu Items and Pricing screen. Main Category is used after All Categories is selected. It will filter out the entire menu items not associated with the category screen you are currently editing. Command Functions: Select Cancel Options when you are no longer using a function. Otherwise, when you click a button, it will do the highlighted command. Color / Logo / Sound – used for customizing the button color, adding a picture, or adding a sound. If you cannot find the picture you are looking for, you can create your own. Please reference the Customizing MicroSale document. Restore Default – populates as many buttons on the layout as unassigned items in the Unassigned Menu Item list. Or, if you select this after buttons are on the screen, it will repopulate them all to the default size and grouped together. Alphabetical Order – automatically populates all unassigned items onto the buttons on the screen. This function works best if you use the Restore Default function first. Copy Color – copies one button color to another. Click the Copy Color function and then click (left click) the button that you want to copy and then left click one or multiple buttons to “paste” the color. Expand Buttons – increases or decreases the size of a button. Click Expand Buttons and then holding a right click on a button, drag the button inwards or outwards. Use Expand Buttons first and then copy the new size to other buttons using Copy Size. Copy Size – copies one button size to another. Click the Copy Size function and then click (left click) the button that you want to copy and then left click one or multiple buttons to “paste” the new size. Restore – restores selected buttons back to the default size. Click Restore and then click (left click) one or multiple buttons. Snap to Bottom | Snap to Right – ‘snaps’ buttons together to keep buttons aligned and organized. Assuming at least one button is on the layout screen, click (left click) the button that you want all other buttons to snap to, think of this as the base. After clicking the first button, left click one or multiple buttons that should snap together under/or right the base button. If you click too many times, you may have one button under another, so you will need to drag it out of the way and redo it (click Cancel Options > Snap to Bottom > then click on the last button that now needs to work as the base. Align to Left – aligns buttons in a straight column. Click Align to Left and then click a base button followed by all buttons you want aligned under the base. This function is different than the Snap to Bottom, as it does not snap the buttons directly under another. The buttons will stay in the same row (or horizontal placement) but will all align in a straight column. Set Font Size – increases or decreases the text on a button. Click font size or font number and input the desired size (the default font size is 9. Depending on your button size, font 11-13 will be best). After the size is inputted, double click one or multiple buttons that should use this font size. If you only left click once, you may think your text disappeared. Simply click again. With only one click, the system ‘pends’ the text, to allow you to place the text on another button on the screen. Button to Copy and Copy to Category – select button text in the dropdown and then choose the category you wish to copy the button to, followed by Copy Button. This function is beneficial when you want the same button on multiple screens and want it in the exact same placement on the screen. If you do not need the button in the same place with the same attributes, the All Categories function will allow you to place the same menu item on multiple screens. Useful if you need the same buttons on multiple screens (subcategories sides, or common items)
1. Select a category on the button layout 2. Choose the button that you wish to copy 3. Select the category to paste the button 4. Repeat as necessary
(Not designed for copying shift level buttons – shift levels assigned by category and proper setup is necessary) Kiosk Button Size – makes the button the default size for Kiosk functionality. |
Button Layout Rules
• Your computer must be in “1024 x 768 resolution to save the button layout.
• You must click Save on the button layout before you toggle to another category or exit the screen. If you are unhappy with the layout and you do not want to save it, simply click Exit and go back. • You must click Cancel Options in order to deactivate a highlighted function
• One left click on a button with text will pend the text in the system. It will allow you to click in the Unassigned Menu Items box to place it back in the box or will allow you to place the text on another button. Double click or click again to place the text back on a button.
• If you want to put buttons on a second page (using Page Down), you must have 45 buttons on the first page. To quickly see if 45 are on the page, click Restore Default. If any spaces are missing, you have not reached the 45 button maximum.
• If you want to place a menu item on a screen that does not belong to that category, click All Categories. If you do not see an Unassigned Button, that means that there are no other menu items assigned to that category. Simply double click the menu item text to add a button to the screen.
If the button layout will not save and prompts “1024 x 768 resolution is required” but your computer is in the proper resolution, the following changes will correct the error: Windows Desktop > Display Settings > Advanced Display Settings > Advanced sizing of text and other items > Set a custom scaling level > Set back at 100% > OK