Why some orders are on a second page
When there are more orders than fit on the kitchen screen, the KDS puts the rest on another page instead of making the cards smaller. Nothing is lost: every order is still there, and the orders that need to start cooking first are always on the first page. See Sorting on the KDS.
You'll see this at the bottom right of the screen:
- +3 more: how many orders are on the pages after this one.
- Page 1/2: the page you're on and how many pages there are.
- The arrows either side of the page number.
See the next page
- Tap the right arrow next to Page 1/2 to go to the next page.
- Tap the left arrow to go back.
When you bump the orders on the first page, the orders behind them move up onto it. If the page you're on runs out of orders, the KDS goes back to the first page by itself.
Note: A very long order can carry on into the next column, and sometimes onto the next page. It's still one order. See Long orders continue across columns on the KDS.