# 21.1. Zonal Printers ## What is zonal printing? Zonal printing is a feature which allows you to print your orders as per your zones. for e.g., your kitchen items can print in the kitchen and bar item can print in the bar. This feature has no impact on ordering process, so nothing changes for the customer. ## Printing flow and terminology **Tags**: You can consider tags as middleman for the printing. tags bind printers and menu together. Its good practice to name the tags as per your zones for eg, you can create a tag for kitchen and one more for bar. **Printer**: In this instruction we are using Foodship printer, and every Foodship printer has a unique Cloud ID. If you don’t know the cloud ID for your printer, please reach out to Foodship support and we will help you. **Flow**: `Menu` connects with the `tags` → `tags` connect with `printer`, so when an item is ordered, the system looks for the tag attached to the menu item and handover the print to the tag and then tag sends the print to the connected printer. ## How to create tags :::info InfoWarningSuccessTip Path to create tags: Login to your admin panel by going to www.domain-name.com/login → `Settings` → `Printers setting`→ `Enable zonal printing` → `Add printer tag` → `Add new printer tag` ::: In the video example below, I have created a tag called `COFFEE` ![Creating Tag in Foodship Online Ordering System](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/2d0e099f-d45a-4347-aed8-24eb03c8c1e8/da79b951-337f-4650-9471-ac3fcb32a204/Tag.gif?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261107%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261107T093000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=db9a48ebb636871ee464ea6741b138c33d99d9bb123cabd92ba01e759c07227f&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) ## How to add a printer? :::info InfoWarningSuccessTip Path to add printer: Login to your admin panel by going to www.domain-name.com/login → `Settings` → `Printers setting`→ in zonal printing → `Add printer` ::: In the screenshot below I have added a `printer` for coffee machine and attached the `coffee tag` to it. ![Adding a new printer and connecting with tag. ](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/2d0e099f-d45a-4347-aed8-24eb03c8c1e8/16d3fff5-2a87-4c8f-aa63-7b841b806b72/Give%20you%20printer%20a%20friendly%20name%20%281%29.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261107%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261107T093000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=4783f6d352d55c233e03ec06189ac7dc87a271d71e91162c41a6c835b0635c16&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) ## How to connect tag to the menu? There are two ways to connect tag to the menu, ### Attach a tag when creating a new menu item ![Attaching tag to new menu item](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/2d0e099f-d45a-4347-aed8-24eb03c8c1e8/a0c60790-f1cc-4d08-bf8c-307776a17465/Give%20you%20printer%20a%20friendly%20name%20%282%29.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261107%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261107T093000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=2fe484cdb13352a5a984aa2b85bc851b86e802423564420bea643e22a9ccf113&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) ### Attach tag to an existing item :::info InfoWarningSuccessTip Path to attach tags to an existing item: Login to your admin panel by going to www.domain-name.com/login → `Settings` → `Printers setting`→ `Zonal printing` → `Menu without tag list` ::: ![Attaching a tag to an existing item](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/2d0e099f-d45a-4347-aed8-24eb03c8c1e8/50d168e7-a7f5-43e5-a2b8-a8837f6ed2cf/menu%20with%20tag.gif?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20261107%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261107T093000Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=b774ae11fda65c2195e2d527597fe92999a65b12654e7bb880da70a849d8d358&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject) Ensure to click submit to save your zonal printing settings and now your orders shall print as per zonal tags. --- **Documents** - [0.Online Ordering - Quick Guide](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/0online-ordering-quick-guide-FMgH6zFY9W) - [1. Login FOS - Admin Panel](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/1-login-fos-admin-panel-Skt7YydsF5) - [2. General Setup](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/2-general-setup-kew9DMrGht) - [3. Manage Delivery Area](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/3-manage-delivery-area-bn1fOkeMYS) - [4. Tax & Additional Charge](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/4-tax-additional-charge-malkEgk2AH) - [5. Tips](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/5-tips-Y6LyPmZETz) - [6. Manage Menu](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/6-manage-menu-zX8oMctMPB) - [7. Update or change prices in the menu](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/7-update-or-change-prices-in-the-menu-BPzlhIsf7b) - [8. CMS pages](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/8-cms-pages-0yoF6aAMGG) - [9. Discounts & Offers](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/9-discounts-offers-z8Iffn7PJd) - [10. Manage Orders](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/10-manage-orders-4123SC9NY3) - [11. Manage Reservations](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/11-manage-reservations-w7mRZ35VEb) - [12. QR Code Order - Dine in](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/12-qr-code-order-dine-in-o2Uv4qt0pN) - [13. Gift vouchers](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/13-gift-vouchers-5tVQCsNxnz) - [14. Sales Off](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/14-sales-off-rUhrdhB0nN) - [15. Pop Up Alert](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/15-pop-up-alert-qARA4YvKfF) - [16. Publish an Events](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/16-publish-an-events-Pv1CP6Ov4u) - [17. Website Setup & Management](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/17-website-setup-management-MwB1N5K3rX) - [18. New Roles](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/18-new-roles-fixLpvQYWo) - [19. Manage Customers](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/19-manage-customers-xGmd7MeEKv) - [20. Master Settings](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/20-master-settings-uE2x75KsKR) - [21. Printer Setup](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/21-printer-setup-WYN4rGOWif) - [22. Foodship's ORA app](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/22-foodships-ora-app-J9D3uvHEKl) - [23. Stripe Setup](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/23-stripe-setup-RDAuPDxhZ0) - [24. Theme Settings](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/24-theme-settings-J4qpRH9YUa) - [25. Admin Login/Order notification email.](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/25-admin-loginorder-notification-email-amzjyN58h1) - [26. Ordering/Rearranging Menu](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/26-orderingrearranging-menu-ncKeLkPrv6) - [27. Loyalty/Rewards Points](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/27-loyaltyrewards-points-xltr5dnKTz) - [28. Get a Google Maps API Key](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/28-get-a-google-maps-api-key-fw3pwhC38t) - [29. Stripe 2.0](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/29-stripe-20-bZxgD8MgKu) - [30. Square Up 2.0](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/30-square-up-20-5p04cl6eDY) - [31. Theme Settings](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/31-theme-settings-cvU3f9aYjy) - [32. How to Get Google Review Embed Code from Featurable ?](https://foodship.getoutline.com/s/online-ordering-system-knowledge-base/doc/32-how-to-get-google-review-embed-code-from-featurable-Fz2KXvhRSc)