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# Prompting and Collecting Tips
Add tips in the POS by percentage or amount, show an on-screen tip prompt, send a prompt to the terminal, or add a tip-only line item.
This page explains the ways to add and collect tips in the SimpleSpa POS.
## Tip menu
Press the **+Tip** button in the POS to open the tip section. It includes:
* **Tip percentages:** Select the percentage of tip to apply.
* **Tip adjust (half-moon button):** Below the percentages. See [Tip adjust](#tip-adjust).
* **Terminal buttons:** If your terminal supports tip prompting, dedicated buttons send the tip prompt to the terminal.
* **Tip prompt (window button):** Shows an in-app tip prompt.
Tips are calculated and assigned per tippable item (services). You can also set any tip amount manually by entering it directly in the tip input area.
## Tip prompt
The POS can show an on-screen tip prompt with the cart total and the items being sold, plus large buttons for choosing the tip to apply. To open this prompt, press the window button in the tip section.
## Tip adjust
If you need to collect a tip for a staff member/provider without selling a service or product, add a tip adjust line item to the cart. This is a zero-value item that you assign to a staff member, with the tip amount set underneath it.
1. Press the **half-moon** icon to add the tip adjust item.
2. Assign the staff member.
3. Set the tip amount directly.
In the example below, a tip adjust item has been added to the cart and the tip amount is set to 25.00.
## Related
* [Checkout Kiosk](/simplespa-documentation/daily-operations/appointments/checkout-kiosk.md)
* [Assigning Staff During Checkout](/simplespa-documentation/daily-operations/pos/common-checkouts-and-tutorial-walkthroughs/assigning-staff-during-checkout.md)
