Hi, @angusk572.
Thank you for reaching out to us here on the Community forum. I'll help you with keeping the settings of your transaction's column intact.
When you adjust the columns of your transactions, the customization settings will stay the same for the meantime. Once you closed or refresh QuickBooks, it will revert to its original sizes and width.
The good news is, you can memorize your transaction to save its settings, then open the template from the memorized list when you want to record a new entry. I'm here to guide you with the process/
- Open your QuickBooks Desktop file.
- Go to the Vendors tab, then click on Create Purchase Orders.
- Fill in the information, then adjust the columns' width.
- Click on the Memorize tab under Create a Copy.
- Input the name, then set your option and hit OK.
If you need to record a new transaction, simply open the memorized template created.
- Go to the Lists menu, then click on Memorized Transaction List.
- Select the template, then tap on the Enter Transaction tab.
- The sizes of the columns remain the same. Enter the transaction's details, then save.
To learn more about customizing form templates in QuickBooks Desktop, you can open this article: Use and customize form templates.
On the other hand, here are some of our helpful links which you can open to know more about handling your sales and expenses:
If you have any other questions about adjusting the columns of your transactions, please let me know by adding a comment below. I'm more than happy to help. Have a good one!
