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# Multiple Payment Methods
SimpleSpa supports both deposits and balances
## Deposits
Deposits should be used for a single line item and not with multiple items in a cart, this feature is intended for deposits against an appointment, to collect a deposit you can do so from the POS by pressing PAY NOW in the appointment and then pressing the Accept Deposit on the lower right. Enter the amount to collect and the remaining amount will be on file to be collected for that appointment
## Balances
For more complex carts (2 or more items or multiple payment methods), from the POS press the orange button under the Amount Due, this will close out the cart on the clients balance
Once completed the receipt popup will show a quick balance prompt, here you can either Collect the full amount (pressing the green button), or set the amount by pressing the Set button, here you can set a smaller amount than the total balance, and once the payment is processed, continue again to collect more either in total or Set again another amount against that balance until it is has been paid off for
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