How to print invoices from gnucash

[R. Victor Klassen]

Unless something’s changed since I last attempted to print an unposted invoice, that should work too.

The way I print invoices is to 
a) have the invoice open (like you are adding data)
b) select the create printable invoice menu item - possibly an icon on the top bar, but possibly off in the drop down menu of items that didn’t fit in the top bar. 
c) an invoice appears, with columns I don’t want, so I go to “report options” and uncheck the columns I don’t want
d) print the invoice - using the same process as for printing a web page or whatever.

Because I’m on a mac, there may be an extra step if the invoice is particularly long (more than one page), as the html interpreter ignores the directive to not split cells across pages.  In that case, save the html, and open it in Firefox (not Safari).  Then print from there.  But that’s only for long invoices.

If the invoice isn’t posted, the place where the invoice number should appear says “invoice in progress”,  to replace that text with the invoice number, post the invoice, and then refresh the printable invoice (refresh button on the top bar).

On Mar 16, 2015, at 10:22 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> "L. D. James" <ljames at apollo3.com> writes:
> 
>> I have created an invoice.  However, I can't figure out how to print
>> the invoice that I created.
>> 
>> A google search on printing invoices shows many steps for creating
>> customize invoice formats.  The few that shows the actual options
>> haven't worked for me.  I go to the steps and either get a grayed out
>> invoice option of this error message:
>> 
>> No valid invoice selected. Click on the Options button and select the
>> invoice to use.
>> 
>> I have one invoice in the system.  It's invoice reference number: 000001
> 
> So, did you go into the Report Options and select your invoice?
> 
>> When I have it on the screen and try to follow the steps I found
>> (Reports -> Business -> Printable Invoice) I see it as a grayed out
>> option.
> 
> Did you post your invoice?  The print button is greyed out until you do,
> because until you post it it doesn't actually "exist" in your Chart of
> Accounts.
> 
>> Thanks in advance for anyone who can help.
>> 
>> -- L. James
> 
> -derek
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