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Managing menus

Edit, duplicate, or delete a menu after it has been created in the Back Office. This is helpful if a menu changes due to customer demand, if a menu is used as a template to create a similar menu, or if a menu has to be deleted because it is only offered seasonally.

Editing menus

Edit menus to rename them, change the arrangement of main screens or items, edit button settings, or any other time a menu has to be updated.

  1. Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed credentials.
  2. From the main navigation menu, select Menu management > Menu.
  3. Click the name of the menu to edit.
  4. Apply the desired changes to the menu, its main screens, or buttons. See Editing menu settings for details on how to make specific changes.

Main menu screen in the Back Office

Editing menu settings

Renaming menus: Change the name of a menu.

  1. Choose the menu you wish to rename.
  2. Click Rename.

    Menu screen with Rename highlighted

  3. Enter the new menu name.
  4. Click Save to rename the menu.

Renaming main screens and changing the color: Change the name of a main screen and optionally the main screen color.

  1. Select the main screen to rename from the MAIN SCREENS column.
  2. Click Edit next to the main screen’s name on the upper right column.
  3. Enter a new name for the main screen.
  4. (Optional) Enable Show as background button color and choose a color under Button color to give the button a background color displayed on the POS.
  5. Click Save to apply the changes. Edit main screen

Changing main screens or item arrangement

  1. Click and hold the two-lined icon Two-lined icon on the sub-screen or button.
  2. Drag it to the desired location (within the main screen or to another main screen) and release it.

Editing button settings: Change button settings, such as the button name, color, and accessibility.

  1. Select the main screen where the button is placed.
  2. Click the corresponding button.
  3. Make the desired changes.
    • Edit item: Opens the editing settings for the item itself.
    • Button name: Name that appears on the POS and in the Back Office.
    • Button color: Defines the button’s lower line color displayed on the POS.
    • Color style: Accent adds a line in the selected color to the button. Background fills the whole button with the selected color.
    • Manager-only access: When enabled, the button is only accessible to managers. Managers must have the user permission User is a POS manager enabled in the Users section of the Back Office.
  4. Click Save to apply the changes to the button. Edit button screen

Deleting buttons: Remove buttons from the main screen that are no longer needed.

  1. Select the main screen where the button is placed.
  2. Select the corresponding button.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. Confirm the message box with Delete to remove the button from the main screen.

Deleting main screens: Delete main screens and all buttons placed within.

  1. Select the main screen from the MAIN SCREENS column.
  2. Click the Edit button next to the main screen’s name.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. Confirm the message box with Delete to remove the main screens and all buttons within.

Duplicating menus

Duplicate a menu to use as a template that can be modified to create a new but similar menu. The main screens and buttons within the menu will be duplicated. The menu’s configuration (device profile) is not taken into account when duplicating.

  1. Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed credentials.
  2. From the main navigation menu, select Menu management > Menu.
  3. Click the name of the menu to duplicate.
  4. Click More actions, and select Duplicate from the drop-down menu.
  5. Enter the new menu’s name, then select Duplicate. The duplication might take a moment. The duplicated menu will be listed in the Menu section.
  6. (Optional) Edit the menu or link the menu to a POS device and publish it.

More actions in the menu screen

Deleting menus

Delete menus that are no longer offered for sale, such as seasonal menus.

Once the menu has been deleted, it cannot be restored.

It is only possible to delete a menu if no configuration (device profile) is using the menu. A menu can have multiple configurations, but a configuration can only use one menu. Unlink the configuration using the Menus page from the Back Office. If you unlink the configuration from your menu, you will need to select a replacement menu for the configuration.

  1. Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed credentials.
  2. From the main navigation menu, select Menu management > Menu.
  3. Click the name of the menu to delete.
  4. Change to the Device overview tab to view the configurations your menu is linked to.
  5. Click Unlink configuration and select a configuration to unlink it from the menu.Menu with more actions drop-down
  6. In the Unlink configuration window, select a replacing menu from the drop-down menu.
  7. Click Confirm.
  8. Click Delete under the menu’s name.
  9. Click Delete to confirm the removal of the menu.Example of an unlinked menu

What's next?

Importing and exporting menus

Avoid manually entering item information by using the automated import and export tool for menus.

About importing/exporting menus

Sharing menus with business locations

Assign a specific menu to any of your locations. Any edits made are updated automatically onsite.

About sharing menus

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