Graphical Printer Settings

 

Touch > Tools > Basic Tools > Terminal Settings > Peripheral List > Printers > Edit

 

Description

 

This document provides an overview of the settings related to Graphical Printing. There are a number of peripherals that have the ability to make use of the Graphical Printing option. The settings outlined in this document are only available when the Graphical Printing option has been selected against the Peripheral (Printer) at the SwiftPOS Touch terminal.

 

There are two methods of printing:

 

  1. Non Graphical - Esc/POS Printing - The oldest and most common method, ESC/POS printing method makes use of a series of Esc Codes to tell the printer what to do on each line. It also means that Logos have to be loaded  to load logo's up into the VRAM in each Printer and the Logo called each time it needs to be printed.
  2. Graphical Printing - Widely used when printing on standard office Printers. Headers and Footers are designed visually by selecting font sizes and including graphics which can be updated very easily at any time.

 

To Be Considered

 

  1. Sites with more than one SwiftPOS Touch terminal should configure their printers in the SwiftPOS Back Office here.

 

Pre-Requisites

 

  1. Note : Requires USB or Ethernet Printers - We do not recommend RS232 because they are too slow.

 

Headers/Footers (Graphical Printing)

 

Headers/Footers can be added/edited by selecting either the Edit Header/Footer or Receipt Messages button when editing Peripherals via the Terminal Settings. Headers/Footers can also be added/edited via Peripherals in SwiftPOS Back Office. Doing it in the SwiftPOS Back Office negates the need to have to do it at each SwiftPOS Touch terminal. Useful for sites that have multiple SwiftPOS Touch terminals.

 

Headers/Footers/Kitchen Details/Languages Tabs- Switch between the tabs to create your customised Graphical Printing experience.

 

Header

 

 

Used to configure the look and feel of the Header section of the Kitchen Docket.

 

  • Add Item - Select to add an item/Print Field onto the docket. The item/Print Field is added with default settings and size. Note : For a complete list of items/Print Fields available, click here.

 

  • Add Picture - Select to add an image from their computer to the docket. The maximum width in pixels is 420. Once added the Picture will be stored within SwiftPOS, thus not requiring the original to be kept.
  • Copy Item - Select to copy the currently selected item.
  • Delete Item - Select to delete the currently selected item. Both Picture and Text items can be deleted.
  • Item Details - Below is a list of item details that are available for edit:

    • Text - Select to adjust the text that will appear in the item. Can be used to add dynamic text like Table Number or Customer Name.  Text entered cannot exceed 4000 characters.
    • Bold - Select to ensure the test is displayed as bold.
    • Text Size Buttons - Select to adjust the text size of the item.
    • Text Colour - Select from the following to set the colour of the text:
      • Black
      • Red - Be aware that the Red option is only valid with colour printers.
      •  Invert - Select to ensure the text colour is displayed as Inverted. That is, white font on a black background.
    • Text Align - Select to adjust the alignment of the item.
    • Conditional - Select from the drop down list to add one of the following conditions to the currently selected print  item:
      • CUSTOMER - Select to ensure that the selected print item will only be printed if the Order/Sale has a Customer/Member associated with it.
      • TABLE - Select to ensure that the selected print item will only be printed if the Order/Sale related to a Table.
      • ORDER - Select to ensure that the selected print item will only be printed if the Order/Sale is related to a Phone/Web Order.
      • HOLD - Select to ensure that the selected print item will only be printed if this is a Held Order/Sale.
      • EVENT - Select to ensure that the selected print item will only be printed if the Order/Sale is related to an Event.
      • ITEM HAS VALUE - Select to ensure that the selected print item will only be printed if ANYONE of the Print Fields entered into the Text field above, has a value. If all of then DO NOT have a value, then the selected print item will NOT be printed. Note : This only applies to any text type Print Field. For example, {Booking Name} {Clerkname}. It does NOT apply to Print Fields that are numbers.
      •  Note : It is recommended that items that have conditions should appear on a line on their own OR if necessary share a line with another item that has the same condition. This of course does not apply to the NOT Empty condition.
    • Move and Size Arrows - Select to adjust the size and position of the item on the docket.


  • Layby Terms - Select to add Terms/Conditions relating to Laybys that need to appear on printed dockets.
  • Add Length - Select to increase the length of the docket.
  • Reduce Length - Select to reduce the length of the docket.
  • Fill with Defaults - Select to clear all items in the Header/Footer sections, and then insert the default items onto the docket. The defaults are determined by  your current Software Registration.

 

Footer

 

 

Used to configure the look and feel of the Footer section of the Kitchen Docket. The options offered here are similar to those outlined in the Header section above.

 

Kitchen Details

 

 

This screen will only be displayed when the Kitchen Printer peripheral is selected, and is used to configure the look and feel of the Detail section of the Kitchen Docket. The options offered here are similar to those outlined in the Header section above with the exception of the following:

 

  • Qty Field Length - Select from the drop down list on of the sizes to increase/decrease the length of the Qty field (printed on the docket) as required. Qty's that require decimals may need the Qty's field length increased to cater for the decimals to be printed on the docket. For example, 62.75.

 

Languages

 

 

This screen allows you to select what languages are printed on each of the Peripherals. If none is selected then English will be printed by default. To enable multiple languages at the SwiftPOS Touch terminal, you need to download the additional files and ensure the Support Multiple Languages option is selected in the  Clerks Settings.

 

The ability to print dual Languages on Receipts has been added. This means that with the selection of Languages as seen in the Languages tab above, an example of a Receipt printed with dual Languages is:

 

 

The translations of the Receipt Items being printed can be configured here.

 

Related Topics

 

  1. Peripherals
  2. POS Configuration Index - Peripheral/Printer Related Configuration
  3. POS Operation
  4. POS Operations
  5. Touch Toolbar and Tools
  6. Print Fields
  7. Terminal Settings

 

Published 28 Mar 2024