CognitiveTPG A776 - Manual (Page 16)

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Conditional Surround Graphics
Many retailers use the receipt to convey to their customers the money that they saved or the loyalty points that they have
earned. Given the limitations of the POS application, the messages that the retailers intended to “call out” get lost within the
receipt. The Conditional Surround Graphic feature of ReceiptWare gives you the ability to replace your current method
of highlighting with surround graphic shapes and color. For example, if your current application uses asterisks to emphasize
savings, you can instruct the printer to remove those asterisks, surround the savings with a freehand ellipse, and print the
surrounded text in color.
Before:
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** Total Savings $ 15.32 **
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After:
Total Savings $ 15.32
Using the Conditional Surround Graphics Tool
As with every other ReceiptWare tool, we recommend having a sample receipt present with you when creating Receipt
Formats. When specifying “triggers,” we advocate avoiding the use of numbers as well as text that could appear elsewhere
in your receipt. Try to choose a trigger that is unique and will be printed only on specific transactions. This will reduce the
chance of printing a graphic, be it conditional or surround, in an undesired place on the receipt.
1. Open the ReceiptWare software application.
2. Click on the Conditional Surround Graphics tab.
3. After clicking on the tab, a secondary window will appear on the right-hand side of your screen called Conditional
Surround Graphic Sample. This window will serve as a guide by visually displaying the changes that you make to the
parameters as they occur.
4. Assign the trigger number by using the toggle buttons (< or >) located underneath Current Trigger, which is on the top
left-hand side of your main screen. Use the default number, which is 16, or advance for multiple triggers. Use the > button
to move to the next trigger or the < button to go back.
5. Identify your trigger string, and type it into the Trigger String box. As mentioned above, we advocate avoiding the use
of numbers as well as text that could appear elsewhere in your receipt.
6. Choose the shape that you want to be represented as the Surround Graphic from the Surround Graphic Type box.
Your choices include: rectangle, oval, ellipse, or freehand ellipse.
7. Choose the color of the Conditional Surround Graphic that is to be printed on the receipt. Your choices include color
or black.