Viewing products and adding them to the Shopify POS cart
You can also view a product's details from the Shopify POS products screen.
Browse the products grid
On the Shopify POS products screen, you can browse through your products by swiping your screen left and right.
If a product has variants, you see a small icon at the top-right of the product's image:
To see a product's details, tap and hold on the product's image.
Search for a product
You can use the search button to enter a product's name and find it quickly.
Steps:
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On the Shopify POS products screen, tap the search icon:
Enter the product name or SKU to find the product that you're looking for.
If the product that you're looking for appears, then tap its image to add it to the cart. Otherwise, try a new search, or tap Cancel to return to the Shopify POS products screen.
View a different collection
All the collections that you've created in your Shopify admin are available in Shopify POS, except for any you've set to be hidden from the sales channel in your Shopify admin.
The Shopify POS products screen displays the All products collection by default. You can choose a different collection from the drop-down menu.
Steps:
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On the Shopify POS products screen, tap the collection name at the top:
From the collections drop-down menu, tap the collection that you want to view.
Change the order of collections in the drop-down
If you're viewing your Shopify POS products on an iPad, then you can drag and drop collections to move them around the list:
On the Shopify POS products screen, tap the collection name to display the collections drop-down menu.
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In the drop-down menu, tap and hold the three horizontal lines next to the collection you want to move:
Drag and drop the collection into its new position. The All products collection always appears at the top of the list.
See a product's details
To view a product's details, tap the information icon.
The product details include the following information:
- product image
- compare-at price, if applicable
- current location's inventory levels
- inventory levels at your other locations, if applicable
- inventory levels at your custom fulfillment service or third-party shipping service, if applicable
- description
- product SKU
- product vendor
- product type
To see all of the product details, you might need to scroll down.
To see a larger view of the product image, you can tap on the image.
When the image is expanded, you can swipe to see all variants of the product.
Browse the products grid
On the Shopify POS products screen, you can browse through your products by swiping your screen up and down.
If a product has variants, then you see a small icon at the bottom-right of the product's image:
The icon is red when the product has variants that are out of stock.
Search for a product
You can use the search button to enter a product's name and find it quickly.
Steps:
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On the Shopify POS products screen, tap the search icon:
Enter the product name or SKU to find the product that you're looking for.
If the product that you're looking for appears, then tap its image to add it to the cart. Otherwise, try a new search, or tap Cancel to return to the Shopify POS products screen.
View a different collection
All the collections that you've created in your Shopify admin are available in Shopify POS, except for any that you've set to be hidden from your Shopify admin.
The Shopify POS products screen displays the All products collection by default. You can choose a different collection from the drop-down menu.
Steps:
On the Shopify POS products screen, tap the collection name at the top.
From the collections drop-down menu, tap the collection that you want to view:
See a product's details
To view a product's details, tap the information icon.
The product details include the following information:
- product image
- compare-at price, if applicable
- current location's inventory levels
- inventory levels at your other locations, if applicable
- inventory levels at your custom fulfillment service or third-party shipping service, if applicable
- description
- product SKU
- product vendor
- product type
To see all of the product details, you might need to scroll down.
To see a larger view of the product image, you can tap on the image.
When the image is expanded, you can swipe to see all variants of the product.
Browse the products grid
On the Shopify POS checkout screen, browse through your products by swiping your screen up and down.
If a product has variants, then you see a small icon in the corner of the product image:
The icon is red when the product has variants that are out of stock.
Search for a product
You can use the search button to enter a product's name and find it quickly.
Steps:
-
On the Shopify POS checkout screen, tap the search icon:
Enter the product name or SKU to find the product that you're looking for.
If the product that you're looking for appears, then tap its image to add it to the cart. Otherwise, try a new search, or tap the back arrow to return to the Shopify POS products screen.
View a different collection
All the collections that you've created in your Shopify admin are available in Shopify POS, except for any that you've set to be hidden from your Shopify admin.
The Shopify POS checkout screen displays the All products collection by default. You can choose a different collection from the drop-down menu.
Steps:
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On the Shopify POS checkout screen, tap the collection name at the top:
From the Collections drop-down menu, tap the collection that you want to view.
See a product's details
To view a product's details, tap the information icon.
The product details include the following information:
- product image
- compare-at price, if applicable
- current location's inventory levels
- inventory levels at your other locations, if applicable
- inventory levels at your custom fulfillment service or third-party shipping service, if applicable
- description
- product SKU
- product vendor
- product type
To see all of the product details, you might need to scroll down.
To see a larger view of the product image, you can tap on the image.
When the image is expanded, you can swipe to see all variants of the product.