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Convert a quote into an invoice

by Intuit•5• Updated 2 days ago

Learn how to convert a quote into an invoice in QuickBooks Online.

After a customer accepts your quote, you can convert that quote directly into an invoice to save time. When you convert it to an invoice, the quote and the invoice are linked, which keeps your books correct. QuickBooks automatically fills in the invoice from the information on the quote.

Here’s how to convert a quote to an invoice.

Prerequisites

Before you can convert a quote, it must be marked as Accepted by the customer. If a quote has been Declined by the customer, you’ll need to update its status to Pending and send it again to be Accepted.

Convert a quote into an invoice

Here’s how to manually convert the quote to an invoice so you can bill your customer:

  1. Follow this link to complete the steps in product Open this link in a new window
  2. Find the quote you want to convert. 
  3. In the Action column, select Convert to invoice.
  4. Select the option from the How much do you want to invoice? window, then select Create invoice.
  5. Make any updates to the invoice, if needed. 
  6. Select Review and send, Save and new, or Save and close.
    Note: If you're on the old invoice layout, select Save and send, Save and new, or Save and close.

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