Getting Started

Welcome to Epicor Eagle™ POS for Windows! Before using POS for the first time, we recommend you complete the following items to obtain a basic understanding of working in POS.

For best results, click to print this topic, and use it as a checklist, checking off each item as you complete it. We recommend completing the tasks in the order presented.

The following describes how to find help topics  in POS.

To choose an online help topic:

  1. In POS, press F1. The Help Topics window displays.

  2. Type the first few letters of the topic you are looking for, or use the up and down arrow keys to highlight a topic.

  3. Press enter to display the highlighted topic.

  4. Press esc to close the topic and return to POS.

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Tips for displaying online help topics

On the toolbar, click:

to display topics you viewed previously.

to print the displayed topic.

Read the following online help topics:

checkbox_shg.gif  Using the Keyboard

checkbox_shg.gif  About the POS Menu Bar

checkbox_shg.gif  About QuickFind

checkbox_shg.gif  About Views

checkbox_shg.gif  Differences from Original Eagle POS

checkbox_shg.gif  About the Menu Key

checkbox_shg.gif  Forcing IDs and Passwords to Uppercase

checkbox_shg.gif  Displaying the Jobs Box (if you have Contractor POS)

checkbox_shg.gif  Assigning Shortcut Keys

checkbox_shg.gif  Entering Training Mode

checkbox_shg.gif  Creating Purchase Orders from Special Orders (if you special order items)

checkbox_shg.gif  Building a Description Index

checkbox_shg.gif  Setting Up Offline POS (if purchased)

 

Congratulations!

You have completed our recommended tasks for obtaining a basic knowledge of POS. Since online help is always available, feel free to return to it later if you need to refresh your memory or want to learn new things.

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