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AccountRight comes with a set of invoice form templates which are used when printing or emailing your sales. But it's easy to change these forms to create your own personalised invoices.

You can add your business logo and a 'how to pay' section, or make your invoices stand out with a splash of colour. It's up to you.

Here's an overview:

You can use one invoice form for all your sales or have separate forms for invoices, quotes and orders. You can also create different versions of an invoice form depending on what you're selling or who you're selling to.

OK, let's step you through it.

 

To customise an invoice

To customise an invoice

  1. Go to the Setup menu and choose Customise Forms. The Customise Forms window appears.
  2. Click the Invoices tab on the left.
  3. Select the form you want to customise then click Customise. The form opens, ready to be modified.
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  4. Customise the form to suit your needs. Here's some guidance on other things you can do:

    If you want toSee this topic
    add a business logoAdd pictures and shapes to forms
    add text or fieldsAdd text and fields to forms
    modify table columnsAdd tables to forms
    change the form size or backgroundSet the form size and background
    modify the text, fields and imagesEditing form elements
  5. To preview your form, click the Print Preview tab.

  6. When you've finished customising your form, go to the File menu and click Save As. The Save Form As window appears:
  7. Enter a name and a description for the form.
  8. Click Save then click OK to the confirmation message.
  9. To close the form, go to the File menu and choose Exit. If prompted to save again, click No.
    The Form window reappears. Your customised invoice will be listed.

  10. (click to enlarge)

To add banking details to an invoice

To add banking details to an invoice

Direct deposit is a popular payment option which lets your customers pay directly into your bank account. Here's how to add your bank details to your invoice form.

Using PayDirect Online (Australia only)? See Adding a 'How to pay' section to invoices.
  1. Go to the Setup menu and choose Customise Forms. The Customise Forms window appears.
  2. Click the Invoices tab on the left.
  3. Select the form you want to use then click Customise. The form opens, ready to be modified.
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  4. Click Text Box in the toolbar.
    Tex box button highlighted
  5. In the applicable place on your form, drag a box that's large enough to include your payment instructions.
    Drag the cursor to create a text box large enough for your payment instructions
  6. Double click the text box and type your payment instructions, for example:
    For Direct Deposit:
    BSB: 013000
    Account: 12345678

    Payment Reference: Invoice number or customer name
    Text box with text entered
  7. You can resize the text box, or format the text size, font and colour using the options in the Customise tab.
  8. Click the Print Preview tab to check how the new section will look.
    Payment details shown on previewed invoice
  9. When you're done, go to the menu button and choose Save.
    Menu button clicked with Save highlighted
  10. Repeat this process for any other invoice forms you use which can be paid with direct deposit.

To use your customised invoice

To use your customised invoice

When you print or email an invoice, you can choose which form to use.

If you areDo this
printing an invoice when you record it
  1. Click Print then choose Select Another Form.
  2. Select your customised invoice.

  3. Click Print.
emailing an invoice when you record it
  1. Click Send To and choose Email.
  2. In the Selected Form field, select your customised invoice.
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  3. Click Send.
printing or emailing an invoice after you record it

Select the form you want to use via the Advanced Filters on the Print/Email Invoices window.
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For all the details, see Set the default forms to use when emailing or printing.

To set a customer's default invoice form

To set a customer's default invoice form

If you have different invoice forms for different customers, you can set the default form to use in the customer's card. To set the default form to use for all customers, see Set the default forms to use when emailing or printing.

To set a customer's default form

  1. Go to the Card File command centre and click Cards List.
  2. Click the Customer tab.
  3. Click the zoom arrow to open the customer's card.
  4. Click the Selling Details tab.
  5. In the Printed Form field, select the customised invoice for this customer.

    If you can't see your customised form, make sure the applicable Sale Layout is selected.
  6. Click OK.
invoice setup