# Viewing & Selecting Line Items

{% embed url="<https://go.takulabs.io/How-to-View-or-Select-Line-Items>" %}

1. In order to ring in a sale, you need to add items into the **Salesscreen**. You can use keyword search, barcode scanners, category barcodes, [picture Gallery](/pos/sales-and-returns/how-to-make-a-sale/selling-with-picture-gallery.md) or create products "on the fly" (adding them to inventory as you sell them) to add products to a sale.

![](/files/-MlL2DwLeeVvXSWb82Yx)

2\. Click the **Dropdown** arrow to view and edit **Inventory**, **Quantity** and **Discount** details for every line item.

![](/files/-MlL2QpFvbowssi0RzTz)

3\. View and edit product details by clicking on the SKU number. From the product details you can [restrict discounting](/how-to-get-started/discount-controls/restricting-discounts-by-product.md), set maximum discounts (by dollar or percentage amount), as well as set [tax categories](/how-to-get-started/general-settings/taxes/creating-tax-categories.md).

![](/files/EGkUkHGteYYJeUnN03A8)

4\. Click the **Exit** **\[X]** button to delete any line items from the salesscreen.

![](/files/aNa8kauDTiYXdp1sNxC8)

5\. Add notes into the Line Note section for every line item. These notes will be printed on receipts.

![](/files/dCpugm1Wf4D9zWjGDM4V)


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://help.takulabs.io/pos/sales-and-returns/how-to-make-a-sale/viewing-and-selecting-line-items.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.