You enter a sale as a quote, order or invoice.

• A quote records an estimated price you have quoted to a customer. A quote can be changed to an order or an invoice when your customer is ready to buy.
• (Not Basics) An order is a sale where no services or goods have been delivered. Orders don’t create transactions unless the customer has paid you a deposit. An order can be changed to an invoice.
• An invoice is usually created when you deliver the items or services the customer ordered. Invoices can be open (unpaid), closed (paid) or credit (negative sale). An invoice can’t be changed to a quote or an order.

You can enter a sale in:

• the Sales window: The procedure described in this section is for entering sales in the Sales window, which allows you to record full details about a transaction. See Entering a sales transaction.
• the Bank Register window: Entering a sale in the Bank Register window is a fast way to enter a sales transaction. However, you can enter less detail about the sale than if you entered it in the Sales window. For more information, see Entering transactions in the Bank Register window.