Creating an Invoice SimPOS! Retail Point of Sale Software The following will show you how to create an invoice using the the SimPOS! Retail Point of Sale System. The presentation is automated. Just click on the slide show button and sit back and enjoy.

This is the first screen you come to when using our software.

This tells you the version and date of creation

The register setup button is used to change the advertising message as well as switch to the training mode for training or normal operation in the event a server or network crash.

This button allows access to the main screens of the program.

This screen allows you to enter the salesperson or cashier id.

Your nursery name appears here.

Enter your salesperson id here.

This button leads you to the sales entry portion of the program.

This button allows you to recall suspended sales, estimate lists, special orders, etc.

This button allows for other functions such as setting cash in drawer, voiding invoices, etc.

This button is for the floral portion of the program This button is for the floral portion of the program. See the floral demo program.

Lets continue to process a new sale Lets continue to process a new sale. We have typed in our salesperson id and gone to the new sale button.

We are now ready to enter products We are now ready to enter products. We scan in the product id or upc code, look up a product, or use a speed dial or PLU to fill in the blue box.

We need to fill in this box because it is highlighted. SimPOS We need to fill in this box because it is highlighted. SimPOS! Keeps entry simple--one choice at a time.

We have entered a speed dial for selling packs of annuals -- you can create as many speed dials as possible.

Pressing enter after entering the speed dial gets us here Pressing enter after entering the speed dial gets us here. We can have the option of entering the amount of each product if we wish.

We are going to enter a wild card speed dial to sell stems of flowers that are not barcoded.

Since this speed dial is used for stems of flowers at various prices, it has a wild card price feature that asks us to fill in the price we want.

Type in the price here.

You must enter the price with a decimal point in it.

Both items are now on the screen.

You may also search for a product if it is not present at the checkstand.

Type in the search pattern here Type in the search pattern here. Keep it short because you may not be sure how it was entered in the database.

We entered candy which will find candytuft, Rhody Cotton Candy, etc.

It will bring the items up in alphabetical order but will search both the primary and secondary names.

Scrolling or paging down will let you go through the list of items Scrolling or paging down will let you go through the list of items. Any time an item is highlighted that also has a secondary name, it will appear at the bottom. In addition, note that it gives the size, quantity in stock, how many on suspended sale, price, discount if any, and how many on order. All very useful information for phone or customer inquiries. To add any item to the invoice, simply highlight and press the select or enter key.

Now the selected iberis is on the screen.

An item may also be typed or scanned in using a barcode scanner.

SimPOS! Will generate barcode labels from either a normal laser printer or a TEC thermal printer using special drivers.

SimPOS! Gives you a uptodate running total at all times -- no need to do a subtotal.

To add a customer to the invoice for tracking, special discounts, no tax, etc. use the F1 button. This is explained in another portion of this demo power point file.

To collect money for the invoice simply go to the F3 screen using this button.

Choose from payments methods you set up.

You may also choose the order on the listing.

We chose Cash.

You can type in the amount received here to have the system make change for you.

You may also elect to attached a person who helped with the selection of the trees for future reference.

A person may also be added for tracking for commission sales.

I always get all the credit for whatever, especially the problems at my nursery!!!

You have four choices.

Yes will print the allotted number of receipts.

No allows you to change the items on the present invoice, or suspend the sale or change the payment method.

Information allows you to print a delivery receipt either at the register or in the office.

This allows you to print a wide receipt on a wide printer This allows you to print a wide receipt on a wide printer. Some find this useful.

This allows you to see the change due and the receipt number -- which is encoded with the last three digits being the register number.

Change due in this case was $0.00.

Because the invoice number contains the register number and is unique, SimPOS! Can merge data from stand alone registers that are out in the sales yard and not connected to the network.

And we are back ready to start the sales process all over again And we are back ready to start the sales process all over again. You can set it so they must enter the salesperson id each time.

This concludes our presentation of the basics of invoice creation. SimPOS! Is that simple. Other features of our system are included in separate power point presentations on our website. Thanks for watching. Exit by pressing the ESC button.