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Add headers, subtotals and lines to purchases

You can add lines, headers and subtotals to purchase transactions.

To insert a blank line

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A blank line can be left blank, or you can enter text in the Description field that will appear on the printed form. Although the text appears bold on screen it will print normally.

  1. In the Purchases window, click in the line below where you want the line to appear.

  2. Go to the Edit menu and choose Insert Blank Line.

Use shortcut keys to easily insert a blank line. CTRL + SHIFT + L

To insert a transaction line

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Add a transaction line if you need to enter more services or items than are allowed for on the screen.

  1. In the Purchases window, click in the line below where you want the transaction line to appear.

  2. Go to the Edit menu and choose Insert Transaction Line.

Use shortcut keys to easily insert a transaction line. CTRL + SHIFT + I

To insert a header

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You can group several line items by inserting a header. For example you may want to separate ‘materials’ and ‘labour’.

  1. In the Purchases window, click in the line below where you want the header to appear.

  2. Go to the Edit menu and choose Insert Header. A blank line will appear in the scrolling list.

  3. Type the text for the header in the Description column.

    Header line in a purchase

  4. Press Tab to complete the entry. The text appears in grey.

Use shortcut keys to easily insert a header. CTRL + SHIFT + R

To insert a subtotal

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  1. In the Purchases window, click in the first line below the items to be subtotalled.

  2. Go to the Edit menu and choose Insert Subtotal. A line appears, displaying the subtotal of the individual amounts that appear above the subtotal line. Note that if there are amounts that have already been subtotalled above this line, they will be disregarded.

    Subtotal line on purchase

Use shortcut keys to easily insert a subtotal. CTRL + SHIFT + S

To delete a blank line, transaction line, header or subtotal

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  1. In the Purchases window, click anywhere on the blank line, transaction line, header or subtotal you want to delete.

  2. Go to the Edit menu and choose Delete Line.

Use shortcut keys to easily delete a line. CTRL + SHIFT + D