Open Invoices Report Doesn't Sort By Name

What do you do to get the names in alphabetical order for ONLINE Quickbooks?

Thanks for chiming in on this thread, synergy11.

You can sort the Open Invoices report by customer in ascending order. I'll be glad to walk you through the steps.

Here's how:

1. Go to Reports on the left panel.
2. Type Open Invoice in the search field. 
3. Set the Report period and click the Sort link above the Date column.
4. From the Sort by drop-down, select Customer.
5. In the Sort in section, select Ascending order. 

The other way to sort open invoices by customer is by going to Sales > Invoices. Click the Customer / Project column to sort the name in Ascending or Descending order. Here's a sample screenshot for a visual reference:

To learn more about the different reports in QuickBooks Online and how to customize them, you can check out these articles:

• Reports included in your QuickBooks Online subscription
• Customize reports in QuickBooks Online 

Please reach out to me again if you have any additional questions or other concerns. I'll be around to answer them. Have a good day ahead!

I tried both of your suggestions and neither one worked.

The first issue is when I go in to create an invoice, sales receipt, receive payment, they last names are in alphabetical order. However, after the last name the first names are not in alphabetical order. 

I also have an issue with the employee names not appearing in alphabetical order when trying to input payroll within a journal entry.

The Deposit to field is also now out of alphabetical order

I am on Quickbooks Online

Thanks for getting back here, @synergy11. 

I've got a few troubleshooting steps to help you ensure your name lists are organized alphabetically so you can finish your QuickBooks tasks.

To start, let’s re-sort your customer's list on the Customer Center page. Here's how:

1. Go to the Sales menu and click Customers.
2. Select the arrow icon in the Customer/Project field. 
3. This will rearrange your customer's name by ascending or descending order.
4. Once done, close your QuickBooks Online (QBO) account and re-open it.
5. Then, create a sales transaction again. 

You can also do the process on your employee lists to make sure they are alphabetically arranged. Let me guide you how:

1. Navigate to the Payroll menu and choose Employees.
2. Click the Name drop-down arrow to re-sort the list. 
3. Once done, close and reopen your QBO account.
4. Then, create a Journal Entry again. 

Also, the accounts under the Deposit to field are arranged based on the Account Type. For instance, if the account type is Bank, those account names under it will be on the top of the list. Followed by account names under the Other Current Assets type. See the screenshot below for your visual guide: 

You may also want to reach out to our Customer Care team to further assist you with this. You can request a screen-sharing session so they can further check your setup. 

If you have any other concerns about the order of your name lists in QBO, please post a response below. I will get back to you as soon as I can. Have a good one.

Thank you for your help, but none of these suggestions helped fix the issue

When going through sales to the customer list,

The customer names are and always have been in alphabetical order on the customer list. I did go through the process of clicking the arrow to update the order and restarted quickbooks. This still did not help with the order of the names within Invoice, Sales Receipt or Receive payment.

The employee names are still out of alphabetical order on the Journal entries as well.

Allow me to provide you a few information about the order of the names within your sales forms, synergy11.

For now, sorting the names within an invoice, sales receipt, or even the receive payment option is unavailable. However, the names always appear in alphabetical order if this is what you are referring. I've added a screenshot for your guide:

On the other hand, for employee names that are appearing on the Journal report, it will always sort and appear by date and not by names. I've attached another screenshot if this is what you mean:

For your reference, here are some of our available reports that you can use, depending on the line of your subscription. Please check this out: Reports Included in your QuickBooks Online Subscription.

Reach out to us if you're referring to something else or if there's anything else that you need with the customers or employees list. We're always right here to assist you further.

The drop down you are showing lists our patients' names and they are NOT appearing in alphabetical order on the drop down. They are sorted in alphabetical order for last names, but after that the first names are NOT in order.

The employees are NOT in alphabetical order when trying to select names in a drop down to complete the Journal entry. The names are listed under Payroll and in all reports and Chart of accounts they appear in alphbetical order. When trying to complete the journal entry, the drop down where you would select the employee name is NOT in alphabetical order.