How to use a barcode scanner at the point of sale

1. Before you start

1. 1Make sure your scanner is plugged in and tested — see the scanner setup guide.
2. 2Make sure your products have barcodes saved on them in the Products section.

2. Ringing up a sale

1. 1Open Point of Sale.
2. 2Click once in the search or scan box so the cursor is blinking there.
3. 3Scan the item. It drops into the sale with its price, and the box clears ready for the next one.
4. 4Scan the same item twice for two of them, or type the quantity.
5. 5Scan everything in the basket, then choose the customer if you want the sale on their record.
6. 6Take payment — cash, check or card — and print or email the receipt.

If a scan does nothing, the cursor has usually jumped out of the box. Click the box again and re-scan.

3. What happens behind the scenes

1. 1Stock for each scanned item drops by the quantity sold.
2. 2The money lands in your bank account register and in your income reports.
3. 3Sales tax is calculated at your rate and added to what you owe on the Sales Tax page.