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Changing the POS screen saver colour in Shop+ Settings

How to pick a gradient or solid background for the POS screen saver in Shop+ › Settings › POS › Display › Screen Saver, mix a custom colour, check the preview and save.

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Written by James Shepherd

Use this article to change the background of the screen saver your POS terminal shows when it is idle.

Where do I change the POS screen saver?

The POS screen saver is set on the Screen Saver page in Shop+ Settings. In the left sidebar click Shop+, then click Settings in the top row of tabs. In the Settings sidebar, expand POS, expand Display, and click Screen Saver.

The Screen Saver page with the gradient colours, custom gradient button, solid colours, custom solid button, preview, Current Selection box and Save Changes button marked

  1. Gradient – nine ready-made two-colour backgrounds.

  2. Custom gradient – the round pencil button at the end of the Gradient row.

  3. Solid – twelve ready-made single-colour backgrounds. The selected colour has a ring around it.

  4. Custom solid – the round pencil button at the end of the Solid row.

  5. Preview – shows the screen saver with the time and date on the background you picked.

  6. Current Selection – tells you whether the choice is a Solid Color Background or a Gradient Background.

  7. Save Changes – saves your choice.

How do I pick a screen saver colour?

  1. On the Screen Saver page, click any circle under Gradient or Solid.

  2. Check the Preview on the right. It changes straight away.

  3. Click Save Changes.

The choice is not saved until you click Save Changes. When you come back to the page, the saved background is selected and shown in the Preview.

How do I make my own screen saver colour?

You can mix your own screen saver colour with the pencil buttons.

  1. Click the pencil button at the end of the Gradient row. A colour box opens with a Start Color and an End Color.

  2. Pick each colour by clicking in the colour square, dragging the sliders, or typing a HEX code such as #1E90FF.

  3. Click anywhere outside the colour box to close it.

  4. Check the Preview, then click Save Changes.

The custom gradient colour box with Start Color and End Color pickers

For a single custom colour, use the pencil button at the end of the Solid row instead.

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