User guide

PAY@PC • User Guide and Tutorial • 2.00.0629.2009 page 31
Actions
When using the action keys, it is recommended that you first save any sales transaction that you have been
working on. The same is true when you lock the screen, since changing merchant accounts or logging in as a
different user will automatically switch to a new sales screen. Some of these actions are not available unless
you are logged on as the administrator (Add/Delete Merchant Account, Activate Software, & View Log Files).
You can also Manage your activation keys from this section.
Sales Database Location
This feature only appears if you are logged on as the administrator.
By default the transaction database goes into the Application Data directory for all users. This is a specific
location on computers that contain the Windows XP, Server 2003, or Vista operating systems. If you need to
change the location of the database (i.e., you are using PAY@PC on more than one computer and have a
shared sales database) you can change to location by clicking on this link and selecting an existing database.
You will need to know the user name and password for the database that you want to use. You will also need
to have read/write access to the database for all users logged to the computer that can use PAY@PC (see your
system administrator for details). When changing the database, you will need to restart PAY@PC for changes to
take affect.
Sales
The Sales tab contains the following features…
• Sales Tax Preferences
• Common Sales Preferences
• Credit Card Specific Preferences
• Cash Sales Specific Preferences
Sales Tax Preferences
Use this field to enter the sales tax for you area. PAY@PC only supports one sales tax. If you have both a State
and Federal sales tax, add both taxes together in this area. You can also choose to automatically calculate the
sales tax for items that you enter on the sales screen. Even if the option is off, you can still add the sales tax
from the number pad or by selecting Item is Taxable on the sales screen.