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Pixel & Oak POS docs

How to run the till, written for owners and cashiers in plain steps: install it, set up your restaurant, add the menu, connect a printer, take orders, close the shift and keep your data safe.

Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) · about 115 MB · always the newest version · the file is called PixelAndOak-POS-Setup.exe

Your first hour, in six steps

1

Install it

Download the installer and open it. Install on Windows.

2

Set up your restaurant

Country, name, address, website details, tax and your Admin PIN. First-time setup.

3

Add your menu

Categories, dishes, prices and choices such as extra cheese. Add your menu.

4

Connect the printer

USB, Wi-Fi or LAN, then Test print. Or skip it: sales work without one. Printers.

5

Add your staff

A PIN for each cashier and manager. Staff and sign-in.

6

Open the shift and sell

Count the float, then take the first order. Take orders.

Watch the demo

The real till, start to finish: setting up a restaurant, adding a dish, a counter order paid in cash, a delivery order with its rider, and closing the shift.

Recorded from the real till (Pixel & Oak POS for Windows) with a made-up restaurant and made-up customers.
What the video shows
  1. 0:00The problem: orders on paper and bills added up by hand.
  2. 0:11First-time setup: the country (Pakistan or the United States), the shop's name, phone and address, the website details, tax and the Admin PIN.
  3. 0:37Signing in with a PIN.
  4. 0:42Adding a dish with its price and an Extra cheese choice.
  5. 0:48A takeaway order: opening the shift, a Margherita with extra cheese and a drink, cash paid with the change shown, and the printed receipt.
  6. 1:07A phone delivery order: the caller's number, a new customer's address, and the kitchen ticket.
  7. 1:22The Live Orders board: Start preparing, Mark ready, Assign rider with the delivery bill, then Delivered + Pay.
  8. 1:37Closing the shift: the drawer counted note by note, expected cash against counted, and the shift report.
  9. 1:46Reports: today's sales and the best sellers.
  10. 1:55Download it for Windows and try it for 30 days, or book a free demo on WhatsApp.

Every guide

Install on Windows

Download, the blue Windows box, the installer screens, and what goes where on your PC.

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First-time setup

The four setup steps: your business, your website details, tax and your Admin login.

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Staff and sign-in

Admin, Manager and Cashier: what each can do, and how to add staff with their own PIN.

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Add your menu

Categories, dishes, prices, choices like extra cheese, pizza sizes, photos, tax and importing a menu file.

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Printers and cash drawer

Connect a USB, Wi-Fi or LAN receipt printer, a kitchen printer and a cash drawer, then test them.

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Take orders and payments

Takeaway and delivery orders, finding a customer by phone, discounts, payments, split bills and refunds.

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Live Orders and riders

The kitchen board from New to Ready, assigning your riders, and outside riders.

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Open and close the shift

The opening float, cash in and out, counting the drawer by notes and the shift report.

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Reports and exports

Sales, best sellers, channels, food cost, staff and profit, by day or any dates, with Excel export.

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Website orders

Connect your own ordering website, publish the menu, and how website orders arrive and print.

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Backups and updates

Daily backups, online copies, a USB copy, restoring, and how updates install themselves.

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Trial and licence

The 30-day trial, what happens when it ends, your Device ID and entering a licence key.

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Fixes for common problems

The blue Windows box, a printer that won't print, a drawer that won't open, a lost PIN and more.

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Stuck on a step?

Message us on WhatsApp with a photo of the screen. We can also join a video call and fix it with you.