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Create a menu group and edit layout

Who is this article for?
  • Account owners or team members with general items permissions and Dashboard access. Set permissions in Square Dashboard.
  • Square for Restaurant Free, Plus and Premium subscribers.
  • Sellers with full service, quick service or bar mode enabled in the Square Point of Sale app.
  • About menu groups and layout

    A menu group organises how your menus appear on your Square Restaurant POS app. Menu groups utilise colour, size and placement options to keep your menu items organized. 

    Menu groups function as subsections of your menu. You can use menu groups to match your physical menus and use a menu group across multiple menus. Menu groups are separate designations from categories, allowing you to customise your menu layout without affecting your reporting or printer routing.

    Before you start

    You need at least one existing menu to create a menu group. If you don’t have a menu, learn how to create a menu.

    You can create a menu group and add items to it from your Square Dashboard. You can adjust your point-of-sale layout from your Square Dashboard or your Square Restaurant POS app on an iOS device (iPad) or Square Register.

    Editing items is not available while processing offline payments.

    Step 1: Create a menu group

    You can create a menu group from your Square Dashboard

    1. Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Items & services (or Items & menus or Items & inventory) > Menus.

    2. Select a menu from the Menu options.

    3. Click Add Menu Group

    4. Enter a name for your menu group and add items individually or from an existing item category.

    5. Click Save.

    Step 2: Edit your menu group

    You can edit menu group details such as location and availability on Square Dashboard.

    1. Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Items & services (or Items & menus or Items & inventory) > Menus.

    2. Select the menu with the menu group you want to edit.

    3. Click the three dots next to the menu group you want to edit.

      • Select Edit menu group details to edit the menu group name, parent menu group, or items assigned to the menu group.

      • Select Add a subgroup to create a menu group within the original menu group.

      • Select Add items to add or remove items from the menu group. You can create new items, search by name, filter by category, menu, location, visibility or inventory.

    Step 3: Edit your Square Point of Sale layout

    Square Dashboard

    1. Sign in to your Square Dashboard and go to Items & services (or Items & menus or Items & inventory) > Menus.
    2. Select a menu from the Menu options.
    3. Click Edit POS Layout.
    4. Your existing menu groups and items automatically populate on your menu layout. You can manually move tiles around the screen by dragging and dropping the tiles to a new location.
    5. Click on a tile to edit the tile size, colour or image. You can edit the menu group name or click Go to group to view its items and subgroups.
    6. Click a plus icon (+) on your grid to add existing items and menu groups, create new items or menu groups, or add functions to your layout such as actions, discounts and service charges.
    7. To remove a tile, select the tile and click Remove Tile from the editing panel.
    8. Click Save.

    Point of Sale app

    From your Square Point of Sale app in full service, quick service or bar mode, or your Square Restaurant POS app:

    1. Open your Point of Sale app and tap Menus.
    2. Select the menu you want to edit.
    3. Tap and hold a menu group or item in your menu > Edit POS layout. You can also tap the menu icon > Edit POS layout.
    4. Sign in with your email address and password. Note: Team members that only use a personal or team passcode cannot edit the POS layout.
    5. In the Edit grid panel, you can automatically adjust the tile size, sort your tiles, and add or delete pages.
    6. You can manually move tiles around the screen by dragging and dropping the tiles to a new location.
    7. Tap a plus icon (+) on your grid to add existing items and menu groups, create new items or menu groups, or add functions to your layout.
    8. To remove a tile, select the tile and tap Remove Tile from the editing panel.
    9. Tap Save.

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