How to Manage Your Store on Your DoorDash Tablet

You can use your DoorDash Tablet to manage daily store operations in real time — like adjusting store hours, updating kitchen status, managing menus, and handling orders. This guide walks through the most common tablet tasks step by step, so you can make quick updates without leaving your store.

Apr 13, 2026
13 min read
Manage Your Store on Your Tablet

What can I manage on my DoorDash Tablet?

You can use your DoorDash Tablet to:

  • Adjust store hours for specific dates

  • Update your kitchen status during busy periods

  • Manage sidebar settings and alerts

  • Switch between multiple menus

  • Set up and connect a printer

How do I adjust store hours?

Tablet Nav bar

To add special hours or temporary closures in your DoorDash Tablet, head to Store Hours in the sidebar menu:  

  1. Review your regular hours in the left column

  2. Tap Add Special Hours or Closures

  3. Tap Select Dates, choose a date option, then tap Next

  4. Select Open with Special Hours or Closed

  5. Tap Next, then set Store Open or Store Close times

  6. Click OK, then Next

  7. Review the details and tap Confirm Special Hours

Permanent hour changes must be made in the Merchant Portal.

How do I update my kitchen status?

If your kitchen is running behind, you can slow or pause incoming orders by tapping on the menu (hamburger) icon on the top left corner. 

Click on the Status button on the Order Manager screen

If you select Busy

Mx - Tablet - Busy mode

You can choose how much additional prep time is added to your orders

If you select Pause

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You can select how long orders will be paused, and on which channels

How do I manage my sidebar menu?

Access your sidebar menu by tapping on the menu (hamburger) icon to access the sidebar.

In Settings, you can:

  • Turn automatic order confirmation on or off

  • Adjust the volume of new order alerts

  • Create a test order

  • Toggle Dasher arrival alerts

  • Set up printer and tablet battery alerts

Under Order History, you can:

  • View up to 100 orders from the last seven days

  • Orders older than seven days are available only in the Merchant Portal

How do I manage multiple menus?

If you use different menus by time or day, tap the dropdown arrow next to your menu name to switch between available menus.

How do I set up a printer and connect it to my DoorDash Tablet?

If you selected a printer during sign-up, pair it with your tablet using Bluetooth.

  1. Turn on your printer and tap Set up printer

  2. Tap OK to allow Bluetooth access

  3. Tap Allow when prompted

  4. Under Available Devices, select your printer

When pairing is complete, you'll see "Cover is closed, ready to use" under Printer in Settings.