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Designing custom menus

Menu cards for an event are created from the order. By default, each card shows exactly the items booked for the event. However, items from different events* can also be selected.

  • Enter individual texts for the menu cards

    Text fields can be personalised on the menu cards. The texts are the same for all menu cards that are later formatted with different templates. Which of these fields are actually displayed depends on the respective configuration and may vary from case to case.

    1. Click on the dropdown triangle next to an Bestellung Orderin the side navigation of the event.
      Note: It is not possible to create menu cards in the processing stage Offer.
    2. Open the input window for individual texts by left-clicking on Ordner Karten Menu cards .
    3. In the field Menu cards for whom enter the name(s) of the host(s), jubilarians or similar.
    4. Enter additional accompanying texts or comments .
  • Select segments for printing

    By default, the menu card uses the items booked for the order from which it is created. However, if there are several order processes* within an event, different food and beverage processes can be compiled on one card.

    1. To print the food and beverage items of the currently open order process on the menu card, leave the fields Menu card food from process and Menu card beverages from process blank. The items of the item group "Food" or "Beverages" are automatically inserted in the correct place on the menu card.
    2. To insert items from another segment, select the desired segment from the drop-down list.
      Example: The food items of variant 1 are to be printed with the beverage items of variant 2 .
  • Save images for the menu cards

    Two pictures with captions can be added to the menu cards.

    1. To add image 1, select the small frame at the top right of the input screen.
    2. Left-click on neu Insert image in the large frame import festplatte Load from hard drive or zwischenablage Load from clipboard to insert an image.
      If necessary, repeat the same process for a second image with the lower small frame.
    3. Enter a caption in the text field below the image if required.
    4. Speichern Save your input by clicking on the icon in the top left-hand corner of the input window.
  • Open a new menu card

    Create as many menu cards as you like with different templates. There are different card templates, the standard template automatically opens first. There are templates that are created as text templates or templates that were designed in the drawing programme.

    1. Open a new menu card by double-clicking on Ordner Karten Menu cards or right-clicking > Zeichnung New menu card Drawing programme or textformat New menu card Word processing .
      Various templates are available depending on your operational requirements.
    2. The card opens with the ordered items, the customised texts and images from the template. If no template is preselected as the default, the card will initially remain empty.
  • Format and print a menu card in the word processing programme

    Menu card templates created in the word processing programme can be edited.

    1. In the word processing programme, switch to another template via vorlage brief Select text template at the top left of the horizontal toolbar.
    2. Format text fields using the tools at the top of the screen.
    3. Delete texts or objects from the template by right-clicking and Delete .
    4. Insert a selection of additional texts or objects that are not available in the template at a later date via DatenbankfeldInsert database references .
    5. Print the menu card via drucker Print for any number of copies on the selected printer, or select E Mail Send document as PDF attachment by e-mail.
  • Format and print a menu card in the graphics programme

    Menu card templates created in the drawing programme can be reworked.

    Hinweis: Wir empfehlen dringend, neue Menükartenvorlagen als Textvorlagen zu erstellen. Die alten Vorlagen aus dem Zeichenprogramm sollten nur für bestehende Karten weiterverwendet werden.

    1. In the drawing programme, switch to another template via vorlage menukarte Select map template at the top left of the horizontal toolbar.
    2. Formatieren Sie Textfelder über die Werkzeuge am rechten Bildrand.
    3. Delete texts or objects from the template by right-clicking and Delete .
    4. Insert a selection of additional texts or objects that are not present in the template at a later date via Bezuege einfuegen Insert references and drag them to the desired location while holding down the left mouse button.
    5. Replace the object references with real text via bezug  Replace references in the horizontal toolbar.
    6. Print the menu card using the printer icon in the horizontal toolbar
      1. via drucker Print for one copy,
      2. via drucker multiple print for multiple prints, or 
      3. as  pdf for sending e-mails.