Article: Many registers will require that you enter a clerk number or other security code to use the register. Clerk numbers are useful so that each sale is attributed to a particular person. This is helpful in tracking sales and clearing up errors.  If you work in a restaurant, you may need to enter your employee code along with the table number and number of customers.  Newer cash registers (such as the Square cash register) may require that you log in with an email address and password. Use the number keys to type in the exact amount of the item. Typically you do not need to add a decimal, as cash registers do this for you. Some registers will use a scanner, rather than asking you to manually enter in item prices. The scanner will read a barcode and enter the product's information automatically. If this is the case, you won't need to press the department button in the next step. Most registers require that you hit a button after the amount that assigns that item to a category of sale (for instance, clothing, food, etc.).  Department keys can be programmed to be taxable or nontaxable. Consult your machine's manual for instructions on programming tax rates to correspond with keys. Looking at the receipt: press arrow or FEED key to have the register feed the receipt upwards so you can read what totals are being recorded on the receipt. Every item you add on will be added to a running total, which is usually displayed on the cash register reader or screen. If an item is on sale, you may need to enter in the percentage discount. Key in the price of the item, hit the department button, key in the discount percentage number (15 for 15% off, for example), and then press the % key. This key is usually in the bank of buttons to the left of the number pad. Use the number keys to enter in the exact dollar amount for each remaining item. Be sure to press the corresponding department key after each item is entered. If you have multiple copies of the same item, press the number of items, then the QTY/X-TIME button, then the price of a single item, and then the department key. For example, if you have 2 books priced at R6.99, press 2, then QTY/X-TIME, then 699, then the department key. This button will give the total of the merchandise rung up. It will add any necessary tax that has been pre-programmed into the department buttons. Customers may pay in cash, with a credit card, or with a check. You may also accept gift cards or certificates, which are most often treated as cash.   Cash: Type in amount of cash they give you and press CASH/AMT TND button (this is usually the largest wide button on the bottom right hand portion of the register's set of keys). Many registers will tell you how much change to give the customer. Some do not, however, and you will have to do the math in your head. Once the till drawer pops open, you can place the cash or check in the drawer and count out any necessary change.  Credit card: Press CREDIT button (sometimes CR) and use credit card machine to run the credit card.  Check: Key in the exact amount of the check, press the CK or CHECK button, and put the check in the drawer. To open the till drawer if you have not made a sale, you can press the NO SALE or NS button.  This function may be protected for manager use only and may require that a manager uses a key to put the register in a different mode to access the NO SALE function. Always close the cash drawer immediately after you use it so that it is not left hanging open. This could put you at risk for theft. Always empty out or remove the till drawer at the end of the business day and store it in a secure place.
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Enter a security code or password to use the register. Key in the amount for the first item. Hit the corresponding department button. Add any necessary discounts to the price. Key in amounts for the remaining items. Hit the subtotal button. Determine how the customer is going to pay. Close the till drawer.