--- title: Starting a Dine In Order description: "Send & Pay Send Send & Stay     *Note: You may also choose to show the Send & Auth button on your POS which would allow your staff to send the order and immediately prompt for the authorization of a" --- [Skip to content](https://success.gotab.io/knowledge/creatingadineinorder#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![GoTab Logo - White.png\]](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/GoTab%20Logo%20-%20White.png?height=40&name=GoTab%20Logo%20-%20White.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Go to gotab.io Go to gotab.io Hello! How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [GoTab Help Center and Knowledge Base](https://success.gotab.io/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [POS](https://success.gotab.io/knowledge/pos?hsLang=en) 3. [POS Ordering](https://success.gotab.io/knowledge/pos?hsLang=en#pos-ordering) # Starting a Dine In Order ### How to start a dine in order for a guest: #### Step 1: Click **+ Tab** ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%203-02-34%20PM-png.png) #### Step 2: Choose the spot the guest is sitting at ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%203-04-34%20PM-png.png) #### Step 3: Add items to the guest's order. You can flip through menus and categories to find items. ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%203-04-55%20PM-png.png) #### Step 4: Send & Pay, Send, or Send & Stay\* **Send & Pay** - Easily place an order and pay upfront - Scenario: a pick-up counter **Send** - Send an open tab order to the kitchen and authorize the guest's card or capture payment later. **Send & Stay** - After sending the first order, the server is immediately prompted to input another order - Scenario: a server inputs the drink order, and then inputs the food order to pace the order ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%203-06-03%20PM-png.png) --- #### When the tab is open, you can ask the guest to pay with a physical credit card, authorize their card, or text them their bill to pay on their phone.   ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%203-08-02%20PM-png.png)   \*Note: You may also choose to show the Send & Auth button on your POS which would allow your staff to send the order and immediately prompt for the authorization of a card. 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