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# Preparation Areas

## Setup – Advanced Setup

**Preparation Areas** are used when we have to **send orders** for the items we are selling to be prepared on a **preparation printer**, such as in the kitchen.

Here, you can define different **Preparation Areas** so that the items are sent to the right place for each of them.

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In this screen you can add the Preparation Areas. First tap the <img src="https://2497775588-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MV2Aqo0rwnTjQHSsUBN%2F-MVPK75eYgw9g9pt1Sv9%2F-MVPKykKHdLvjPIDXSA9%2Fadd_item_red.png?alt=media&amp;token=97c53823-8f74-46c8-ab59-c2aaae77d124" alt="" data-size="original"> button and then the <img src="https://2497775588-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MV2Aqo0rwnTjQHSsUBN%2F-MVRoX_Jt78siK6-SO81%2F-MVRojaDN6mGwuwRf9IC%2Fadd_item_blue.png?alt=media&amp;token=1aee1dec-c8f8-45df-8848-b93a9ee45aa4" alt="" data-size="original"> button corresponding to the option to add a new preparation area.

If you want to edit/delete existing preparation areas, double tap on them.

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Here, you can **enter the data** for the new Preparation Area:

* ***Code:*** By default, the system generates a sequential code, which can be changed as long as it is unique.
* ***Name:*** Here you enter the name of the **Preparation Area**.
* ***Kitchen printing type:*** Here you must define the type of printing in kitchen: One receipt per order or One receipt per item.
* ***Text size:*** Here you define the text size of the receipt for this group: Normal size or Large size.
* ***Print prices:*** Here we select whether the receipt of this group will print the price.
* ***Print header*** ***&*** ***footer*** ***message:*** Here we select whether the receipt of this group will print header and footer.
* ***Kitchen*** ***printers:*** Here you select to which **kitchen printer** the items in this group will be sent. It is also possible to **choose more than one**, so that a preparation receipt including this item will be printed on each of the selected printers.

##

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In this example, you can see that all Items assigned to this Preparation Area will be sent to **Kitchen Printer** **1** and **Kitchen Printer** **4.**

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You can create as many Preparation Areas as you wish. For example, Drinks can be sent to **BAR** and the rest of the dishes to be prepared, Meat, Fish, Pizza, Pasta, etc., can be sent to **KITCHEN**.�