I need to send out a recurring invoice earlier than its scheduled. Do I then click "use"? Will this lead to 2 invoices being generated, the scheduled and the 1 I created?

It's a pleasure to have you in the Community today, linda177. I've got you covered. Let's work this out so you can set your recurring invoice to be sent a day earlier from the original date that you've set in your QuickBooks Online (QBO) account.

Yes, you've got it right. You don't want to click the Use button because it'll only create another invoice that uses the same recurring template you've added to the invoice you created earlier. That said, clicking the Use button will result to duplicate invoices. You'll want to edit the recurring template and set it to send one day in advance. I'll gladly input the steps so you can proceed. To begin, here's how:

1. Access your QuickBooks Online company.
2. On the top right corner, click the Gear icon.
3. Select Recurring transactions in the Lists column.
4. Locate the invoice you added the recurring template.
5. Below the Action column, click Edit.
6. In the Create   days in advance, enter number the of days you'll want the recurring invoice to be delivered. Since you want them to be delivered a day in advance, you can enter 1.
7. Once done, hit Save template.

For more information, feel free to visit this article: Edit a recurring template.

In addition, I've got you this article in case you'd like to send invoice reminders to your customers in QBO: Send invoice reminders automatically or manually in QuickBooks Online.

You can also check this page about customising a report in QBO so you can monitor the status of your invoices: Customise reports in QuickBooks Online.

@linda177, if you need further assistance with this, or if you have any additional QuickBooks-related concerns. Know that you can always get back to me by clicking the REPLY button below. I'll be happy to help you out again. Take care, and enjoy the rest of the week.