How to Setup Receipt Templates

Shopfront features customisable receipt templates to provide your own look and feel to your receipts. To modify or create a receipt template complete the following:

1. Select the Menu icon
2. Select Setup
3. Select Receipts
4. Select +New to create a new template or click Edit on the template you wish to modify

If you are creating a new template please type a name using the text field. 

You have the choice of different types of receipts to create:

• Normal Receipt - print/view sales receipts from the sell screen
• Generic/Text only Receipts - print/view sales receipts from the sell screen. Only for older receipt printers
• A4 Receipts - print/view customer receipts in A4 format 
• Email Receipts - email/view customer receipts and invoices
• Account Payment Receipts - toggle on for any of the above formats as account payment receipts

You can choose to create your receipt from our preset default template or from a blank page. 

To modify/add components please:

1. Select the component field you wish to modify or add
2. To add please select and drag components to the desired location on the template
3. Modification options specific to components are available under the Settings tab

List of Components and Settings:

Please note, available components and settings may vary depending on the receipt type selected.

	Heading	Set a text for a Completed Sale by typing into the text box Set a text for a Parked Sale by typing into the text box Modify colours, font, alignment Modify the padding Add and modify a border
	Text	Add and modify text with all common text processing tools Modify the Background Colour Modify the padding Add and modify a border
	Image	Add or change the logo via the Media Centre Set Image dimensions if other than the default Modify the Background Colour Add and modify a border
	Barcode	No modifications available
	Spacer	Set the Height of the space to add between components
	Columns	Set the width percentage of the columns Add and modify a border
	Products	Change the names of values to be displayed Enable values to be displayed  Rearrange order of values to be displayed Enable a line to display discount reasons Enable a line to display a product note Modify colours, font, alignment Modify the padding Add and modify a border
	Tax	Enable values to be displayed  Rearrange order of values to be displayed Modify colours, font, alignment Add and modify a border
	Tax Indicator	Set a symbol for the Indicator by typing into the text box Set a text to be displayed as explanation with the indicator by typing into the text box Set the Tax type by selecting from the dropdown list Modify colours, font, alignment Add and modify a border
	Payments	Enable values to be displayed  Rearrange order of values to be displayed Modify colours, font, alignment Add and modify a border
	Loyalty	Change the names of values to be displayed Enable values to be displayed  Rearrange order of values to be displayed Modify colours, font, alignment Add and modify a border
	Account	Change the names of values to be displayed Enable values to be displayed  Rearrange order of values to be displayed Modify colours, font, alignment Add and modify a border
	Total	Change the names of values to be displayed Enable values to be displayed  Rearrange order of values to be displayed Modify colours, font, alignment Add and modify a border
	External Receipt	Add and modify a border Change the alignment of the receipt
	Gift Cards	Change the names of values to be displayed Enable values to be displayed  Rearrange order of values to be displayed Modify colours, font, alignment Add and modify a border

Note: The Gift Cards component will not appear on receipts when reprinted

Configure an Email Receipt Template to Add a PDF Attachment

To attach an A4 PDF to an email receipt template, follow the steps below.

1. From your Receipt List, select Configure next to the Email receipt template you wish to add an attachment to
2. Select Add Attachment
3. Provide a name for the PDF attachment. If you want to include the outlet name and invoice number in the name, you can use the dynamic field: {outlet.name} Invoice #{invoiceNo}
   Note; You can find additional placeholders for the PDF filename attachment by referring to Adding Dynamic Fields to Receipts
4. Under Receipt select an already existing A4 Receipt template to use as the attachment
5. Select Confirm

Note; It is possible to add multiple receipt attachments to a template, but make sure not to include the same A4 receipt more than once.

For instructions on emailing receipts, refer to the help guide on Emailing Receipts to Customers.