highgear

I am using a Mac with quickbooks 07.I am new to this program. In estimates and invoices how can I hide the total column so it doesn't show total by line item. I just want to show a total at the bottom of the page. I don't want to show line items on my printed estimate. I used to print up estimates in word and described what was going to be done very detailed and then give them a total price for the job. I just do bath and kitchen remodels. Any help would be appreciated.

Double-A

From the QuickBooks support site.

"QuickBooks forms, such as invoices, sales receipts, and statements, use templates that can be customized with the Layout Designer to suit many needs.

Detailed Instructions
To customize a template:

Open the appropriate form. For example, to customize an invoice template, open the Create Invoices form.
Click the Template drop-down arrow and select the template to be customized.
Click the Customize button to open the Layout Designer.
Customize the template as needed. Use the Layout Designer Help feature for further assistance in using the Layout Designer.
Select the File menu and select Save As.
Enter a unique name for the new template in the Save As field (for example, My Company Invoice).
Click OK.
Select the Layout Designer menu and select Quit Layout Designer."

There are several custom areas here you can change. Look for a tab that allows you to check and uncheck boxes for items to display on screen or include on printed form.

This link might help you understand a bit better. Its from the PC version.

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highgear

Thanks Double A. I was able to get to those boxes you can check or uncheck. The problem is the box in front of the total won't allow me to change it. I will look into a little more. Thanks

highgear

the issue, on the mac anyway, when I am in create estimates just as you've shown and I go to the "columns" tab". The column titled "total" is grayed-out and I cannot check or uncheck those boxes. Do you know if there is a work-around for this.

Thanks in advance.

Double-A

Nope, I don't. Sarah visits the site regularly and is a QuickBooks Pro Advisor. She may know the answer or have a link or two for you. In the meantime, you can post your question on QuickBooks Users forum. They have some really sharp folks there.

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highgear

Thanks I will give it a try

Sarah9910

So you should be able to just type in the line, isn't it allowing that? I do that to for my consulting I type a very detailed description that is several lines long, even a paragraph. Yet, I still use items. The items allow me to see how much i do for each type of work. My items are thinks like: QB Consulting, QB Class, AC Training, Bus.Consulting. They have an hourly rate (although they wouldn't need to) and no description, or if they do have a description I just type over it.

Is that what you are talking about? Rows, not columns right?

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