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Plain paper layouts

You can save money by using the plain paper layouts to print professional looking invoices, statements, orders, delivery notes and remittances without purchasing preprinted stationery. These layouts are ready to print onto plain paper without any editing, saving you time setting them up.

The plain paper layouts already contain all the values, headings, boxes and formatting you need to print onto plain paper. Alternatively, if you prefer to email your documents, these layouts also have MAPI email settings included so you're ready to go.


Invoice layoutsOpen this section

The following plain paper invoice layouts are available:

These layouts include the following:

Company telephone

Prints Tel: plus your company telephone number, for example:

Tel: 0191 1234567

Company email

Prints Email: plus your company email, if you've entered one in Company Preferences, for example:

Email: a.sample@email.com

Order number

Prints the customer order number. If the customer order number is blank, the invoice order number appears instead.

Invoice number text

Depending on the invoice type, the layout prints either:

  • Invoice No, or
  • Credit No

Invoice date text

Depending on the invoice type, the layout prints either:

  • Invoice Date, or
  • Credit Date

Deliver to text

If the invoice delivery name is populated, the layout prints Deliver To.

Payment Terms text and expression

Prints either:

  • The sales ledger terms, or if these are not added the customer record,
  • The sales ledger payment due days if you've added them into the customer record.

Currency

Currency symbols show against all totals. If the currency symbol is blank then the currency code appears.

Email settings

Applies standard MAPI email settings linked to the sales ledger email address.

Sales order processing layoutOpen this section

Sage 50 Accounts Professional and Sage 50 Accounts Client Manager only

The following plain paper sales order layout is available in Sage 50 Accounts Professional and Sage 50 Accounts Client Manager:

This layout includes the following:

Company telephone

Prints Tel: plus your company telephone number, for example:

Tel: 0191 1234567

Company email

Prints Email: plus your company email if you've entered one in Company Preferences, for example:

Email: a.sample@email.com

This Is Not a Vat Invoice text

This text must be displayed on sales orders.

Order number text

Depending on the order type, the layout prints either:

  • Order No, or
  • Quotation No

Date text

Depending on the order type, the layout prints either:

  • Order Date, or
  • Quotation Date

Deliver to text

If the sales order delivery name is populated, the layout prints Deliver To.

Currency

Currency symbols show against all totals. If the currency symbol is blank then the currency code appears.

Email settings

Applies standard MAPI email settings linked to the sales ledger email address. The email subject shows the company name and the order number.

Purchase order processing layoutOpen this section

Sage 50 Accounts Professional and Sage 50 Accounts Client Manager only

The following plain paper purchase order layout is available in Sage 50 Accounts Professional and Sage 50 Accounts Client Manager:

This layout includes the following:

Company telephone

Prints Tel: plus your company telephone number, for example:

Tel: 0191 1234567

Company email

Prints Email: plus your company email if you've entered one in Company Preferences, for example:

Email: a.sample@email.com

Deliver to text

If the purchase order delivery name is populated, the layout prints Deliver To.

Currency

Currency Symbols show against all totals. If the currency symbol is blank then the currency code appears.

Email settings

Applies standard MAPI email settings linked to the purchase ledger email address. The email subject shows the company name and the order number.

Delivery note layoutOpen this section

Sage 50 Accounts Professional and Sage 50 Accounts Client Manager only

The following plain paper delivery note layout is available in Sage 50 Accounts Professional and Sage 50 Accounts Client Manager:

This layout includes the following:

Company telephone

Prints Tel: plus your company telephone number, for example:

Tel: 0191 1234567

Company email

Prints Email: plus your company email if you've entered one in Company Preferences, for example:

Email: a.sample@email.com

This Is Not a Vat Invoice text

This text must be displayed on a delivery note.

Deliver to text

If the sales order delivery name is populated, the layout prints Deliver To.

Email settings

Applies standard MAPI email settings linked to the sales ledger email address. The email subject shows the company name and the text Delivery Note.

Remittance layoutOpen this section

The following plain paper remittance layout is available:

This layout includes the following:

Company telephone

Prints Tel: plus your company telephone number, for example:

Tel: 0191 1234567

Company email

Prints Email: plus your company email if you've entered one in Company Preferences, for example:

Email: a.sample@email.com

Email settings

Applies standard MAPI email settings linked to the purchase ledger email address. The email subject shows the company name and the text Remittance Advice.

Statement layoutsOpen this section

The following plain paper statement layouts are available:

These layouts include the following:

Company telephone

Prints Tel: plus your company telephone number, for example:

Tel: 0191 1234567

Company email

Prints Email: plus your company email if you've entered one in Company Preferences, for example:

Email: a.sample@email.com

Transaction details

Shows the transaction details on each line instead of a generic text.

Currency

Currency symbols show against all totals. If the currency symbol is blank then the currency code appears.

Email settings

Applies standard MAPI email settings linked to the sales ledger email address. The email subject shows the company name and the text Statement.


Related links

Emailing documents

Customer statements

Delivery note printing


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