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# Create Quick Actions in Back Office

> Learn how to create and edit your store's Quick Actions (Hot Keys) from the Back Office.

Quick Actions — also called Hot Keys — are the shortcut buttons on your POS home screen. From the Back Office, you can create individual actions, group them into a Lane Template, and assign that template to any lane in your store. This is also where you control the button order that cashiers see on the register screen.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/vori/OYVQE1Zs44rB27nU/images/screenshot-2026-05-27-at-6.55.41-pm.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OYVQE1Zs44rB27nU&q=85&s=4213a3682d07ee4051c7e84de3bcf876" alt="POS home screen with the Quick Actions grid outlined, showing buttons like TAQUERÍA, Taxable Grocery, Member Sign In, Refund Item, Manual Item, ICE BIG BAG, DELI, and Discounts" width="2998" height="1540" data-path="images/screenshot-2026-05-27-at-6.55.41-pm.png" />

For a deeper look at how Quick Actions work on the POS — including manual items, nested department menus, and how to troubleshoot missing buttons — see [Customize Your POS With Quick Action Buttons and Manual Items](/point-of-sale-pos/pos-customization-and-setup/customize-your-pos-with-quick-action-buttons-and-manual-items).

### Open POS Quick Actions

In the Back Office left navigation, expand **Point of Sale** and select **POS Quick Actions**.

You'll land on the **Actions** tab, which lists every action currently in your store. Use the **Templates** tab to manage saved layouts, and the **Lanes** tab to see what template is assigned where.

### Create a new action

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/vori/OYVQE1Zs44rB27nU/images/screenshot-2026-05-29-at-10.58.51-am.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OYVQE1Zs44rB27nU&q=85&s=9a794ba4d0bcedc9ed2356488249a1aa" alt="New Quick Action dialog with the Type dropdown set to Item and the Product field set to Paper Bag, with the Create button highlighted" width="1777" height="667" data-path="images/screenshot-2026-05-29-at-10.58.51-am.png" />

1. Select **+ New Action**.
2. Open the **Type** dropdown and choose what this action should do. Options include:

| Type                     | Description                                 | Example and use case                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Item**                 | Sell a specific product.                    | Ring up a high-volume item with one tap (e.g., Bag Fee, 24 PK Water).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Bottle deposit**       | Apply a bottle deposit to the current item. | Add a deposit on the fly when it isn't configured on the item in Back Office (e.g., \$0.05 CRV).                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Refund item**          | Refund the current item.                    | Refund an item when the shopper doesn't have a receipt (e.g., a damaged \$5.99 bakery item).                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Bottle refund**        | Process a bottle deposit return.            | Process a bottle return with one tap (e.g., refund a \$2.00 glass milk bottle deposit). See [Issuing a bottle refund using the Quick Action button](/bottle-deposits-tares-and-taxes/process-a-bottle-deposit-refund-at-the-pos#issuing-a-bottle-refund-using-the-quick-action-button).                                  |
| **Discount**             | Apply a fixed discount.                     | Apply a preset discount without opening the discount menu (e.g., 10% First Responder Discount).                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Discount menu**        | Open the discount picker.                   | Browse and apply any custom or manual discount from one menu (e.g., Senior 5%, Employee 10%).                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Department menu**      | Open a department-specific menu.            | Ring up items from a specific department, including its sub-departments (e.g., a Coffee Bar department with nested sub-departments). See [Set up your Quick Food Service departments](/whats-new-in-vori/in-alpha-quick-food-service/setting-up-quick-food-service-counters#set-up-your-quick-food-service-departments). |
| **Loyalty menu**         | Open the loyalty flow.                      | Member sign-in. Sign in Loyalty members and view their rewards at the register.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Manual item menu**     | Open the manual item entry screen.          | Ring up catch-all items that don't have a barcode or can't be scanned (e.g., Open Produce, Open Deli).                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Variable weight menu** | Open the weighed-item entry screen.         | Give cashiers a fast way to select a tare weight for bulk items (e.g., a Tare (containers) menu).                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

3. Fill in any required fields for the type you selected. For an **Item** action, search for and select the product.
4. Select **Create**.

### Build a lane template

A Lane Template is a saved layout of Quick Actions you can apply to one or more lanes — for example, a *Default* grocery layout or a *Coffee Bar* layout.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/vori/OYVQE1Zs44rB27nU/images/screenshot-2026-05-29-at-11.01.13-am.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OYVQE1Zs44rB27nU&q=85&s=f7fdced0af3e7369eaf7e2408c81e166" alt="Lane Template editor for a template named Default, showing four ordered actions — Produce LB, Discount menu, Grocery, and Quick Food Service — with empty slots below and a Save button" width="1785" height="754" data-path="images/screenshot-2026-05-29-at-11.01.13-am.png" />

1. Select the **Templates** tab, then **+ New Template**.
2. Enter a **Template Name** (for example, *Default* or *Coffee Bar*).
3. Select the Quick Actions you want to include.
4. Drag each button into the order you want it to appear at the POS.
   * To remove a button, tap the **X** on it.
5. Tap **Save**.

### Assign a template to a lane

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/vori/OYVQE1Zs44rB27nU/images/screenshot-2026-05-29-at-11.08.29-am.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OYVQE1Zs44rB27nU&q=85&s=3638da791d7bc656a913fbf3bafbcfb8" alt="Lanes tab showing each lane and its Quick action template, with the dropdown open on Lane 1 listing Unassigned, Coffee Bar, Default, and Default 2" width="1787" height="676" data-path="images/screenshot-2026-05-29-at-11.08.29-am.png" />

1. Select the **Lanes** tab.
2. Open the lane you want to update.
3. Under **Quick Action template**, select the Lane Template you built in the previous tab.
4. The lane auto-saves. A confirmation appears in the bottom-right corner.

### Additional notes

* Each template can hold up to 16 Quick Actions.
* For new stores, you can assign a Lane Template up to 3 days before install.
