Using invoices

[John W]

Hi
I am using GC 2.6.11 with Windows 10 and have been using the package for 
personal finances for some time.  What a wonderful example of how 
software should work!!

Recently, I had the need to use invoices and there is a good chance this 
will be ongoing.

I was unaware that GnuCash incorporates such robust business 
capabilities.  I have spent the better part of 2 days learning what 
GnuCash can do with invoices and payments.  After several dead ends, I 
have achieved all I wanted except for the following two questions:
1    I wish to number my invoices using the format XXXX eg. I want an 
invoice to be numbered as 0010 rather than 10.  I have been unable to 
get the autonumbering facility working with this format and have had to 
use manual entry.  Any pointers?

2    I have designed a style sheet called hosting to present printed 
invoices the way I want them.  That has worked fine.  However, each time 
I enter a new invoice, I have to manually select 'Hosting' and then 
change  what is in the display columns, display and general tabs.  The 
existing default style sheet does not offer enough options.  Is there a 
way to make 'hosting' a default and can the boxes and text that I want 
in 'hosting' be made to stay as I set them?

Perhaps I am just being ambitious in hoping that I can get perfection 
instead of merely near perfection.......

Phantom