Add more Details to your Invoice using Free Text

Add more Details to your Invoice using Free Text

  1. Navigate to SFM > Current or Previous year > Posting > Invoice.
  2. After inputting invoice items and details, clicking the Copy Items to Free Text Items icon.

  3. Once the items have been copied, click on Edit to amend or add more text to your item.

  4. You can now edit the text to your liking and either Input a value in the Amount and click Save; or Add text without the need of inputting a value in the amount, by clicking Text Only.
  5. The end result will consist of the Extended Free Text when printing the Invoice.


Tips:
  1. Use Shift + Enter or Ctrl + Enter to do a Line Break (Carriage Return).
  2. Use Shift + Space or Ctrl + Space for Tabulation.

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