Lightning Register Quick Start Guide

Lightning Register (by TouchSuite) is a light point of sale solution that offers merchants the following:

• Real-time integration to QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop
• Two-click order processing
• Easy item management
• Multi-tax support

With any questions not addressed by this Quick Start Guide, please reach out to TouchSuite at 846-678-1000 or use the Contact Us button within the app on your terminal. 

Launch Lightning Register app

• Tap the Lightning app icon to launch the app
• If this is the first time you’re launching the app, and you have an existing Poynt product catalog, it may take a minute or two for your products to be imported

Setting up your catalog

• If you have an existing Poynt product catalog assigned to the terminal, they will automatically populate
• To modify existing items, tap the Menu icon, then tap Manage Items
• To add a new item, tap the + icon at the bottom right of the screen

Making a sale using the item catalog

• Simply tap on items that you wish to add to the order
• To add multiple quantities of an item, tap the item multiple times
• As you add items, the customer facing screen will reflect the order in progress
• To finish the order tap CHARGE, which launches the card payment flow

Keypad for non-catalog item sale (manual entry)

• To add an order item that is not in your catalog, use Keypad
• You may also use Keypad for just keying in amount without any item information
• Your order can include a combination of catalog items and manual Keypad entries

Other settings: Sales tax

• Sales tax rates can be defined by tapping on the menu, and then tapping Sales Tax
• Taxes are enabled at the item level — tap on Manage Items to edit your product catalog

Connecting to QuickBooks

• Integrate Lightning Register with your QuickBooks account
• Tap the menu, then tap Connect to QuickBooks and follow the instructions
• You will be asked to login with your QuickBooks credentials to authorize Lightning Register to access your QuickBooks account (to sync your sales data)

Support and help

• For support, tap the menu, then tap Support & Help
• Merchant questions - 800-513-8007 (support@touchsuite.com)
• General inquiries - 800-793-3250 (info@touchsuite.com)

Note: App availability may vary - please contact your sales organization representative for more info.