creating invoices

Thank you for contacting us, Martinh.

The option to change the Customer:Job column to P.O.# in the Available Sales Orders window isn't currently available in QuickBooks Desktop.

However, you can make the P.O NO. field appear in the invoice form. To do so, you'd need to include this item in the template so you can see the information. QuickBooks will automatically fill-in the P.O. NO field using the Sales Orders information you've created.

Let me show you how:

1. On the Create Invoice page, go to Formatting.
2. Click Customize Data Layout.
3. Go to the Header tab.
4. Mark boxes beside P.O. No., then click OK.
   

QuickBooks will automatically fill-in the P.O. NO field using the Sales Orders information you've created.

Learn more about adding custom item fields to sales forms through this article: Create and use custom fields in QuickBooks Desktop. It will guide you on how to personalize the information that matters most to your business.

The Use and customize form templates link will also help control how your sales forms look and what information is included.

Keep me posted if there's anything else you need. I'm always around whenever you have follow-up questions. Thank you and take care always!

Hey there, Martinh.

Thanks for following up on this thread. I'd like to provide some additional info.

At this time, adding the purchase order number is only available for invoices. I can see how it would be helpful to have this option for the Customer Payment screen. I'll be sure to pass your feedback along to the Product Development Team for review. Many product updates come directly from great user suggestions like yours. You can keep up with product updates by viewing the official QuickBooks Blog.

Please feel free to reach back out if you have any other questions.