Ask a guest to choose their food ahead of their visit, from either the Timeline or the Live Floor Plan.

## Steps

1. Open the booking from either the Timeline or the Live Floor Plan by clicking on it.

2. In the details panel, switch to the "Pre-order" tab.

3. If no pre-order has been requested yet, tap "Request Pre-order".

4. 
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5. Choose which pre-order menu to send - see the article on the Menu Builder for how to create these menus.

6. 
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7. Tap "Send Invite" to email the guest a link to choose their food, or "Cancel" to back out without sending anything.

8. To check what a guest has chosen, open the same booking and go to its Pre-order tab again - their selections are shown there once submitted.

## Tips

A pre-order can only be requested if the booking has a guest email on file - if you see a message saying it can't be requested, add an email to the booking first.

Send the invite a few days before the booking to give guests time to respond, rather than on the day itself.

Set up your pre-order menus in the Menu Builder before you try to send an invite - the menu picker only shows menus that already exist.