# Add an order note to the cart drawer

> Let shoppers leave special instructions or a gift message. The text lands on the Shopify order.

Turn on the **Order note** card in the cart editor. Shoppers get a box for special instructions. Their text becomes the note on the Shopify order.

## Set it up

1. In Shopify admin, open **Apps** → **Section Store** → **Cart Drawer**.
2. Click **Edit** on your cart.
3. Under **Footer**, find the **Order note** card. If it isn't there, click **Add block** and pick **Order note**.
4. Turn on the card's switch. A block you just added is already on.
5. Click the card to open it.
6. Set **Title**. The default is "Add special instructions".
7. Set **Placeholder**.
8. Pick **Collapsed by default** or **Expanded by default**. **Make it collapsible** is ticked by default. Untick it to keep the box open.
9. Click **Save**.

## How it works

- The note saves by itself as the shopper types.
- It is Shopify's cart note, so it shows on the order under **Notes**.
- When the cart empties, we clear the note.

## What it can't do

- It can't be required.
- There is one note per order, not one per product.

## If it doesn't work

- **The box doesn't show:** check the switch, then check that you edited the **Active** cart.
- **The note isn't on the order:** the shopper left the page before it saved, or emptied the cart first.

## Related

- [Add a discount code box to the cart drawer](https://section-store.orka.help/a/add-a-discount-code-box-to-the-cart-drawer)
- [Why ShipStation shows __section_store_cart_managed as a customer note](https://section-store.orka.help/a/116-why-shipstation-shows-sectionstorecartmanaged-as-a-customer-note)

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