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How do I add space or lines between items on invoices?

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December 11, 2018
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My line-items typically require long descriptions. When I have several of them listed on the same estimate or invoice, they run together visually making it hard to read. For example, a typical estimate includes a line-item for “design” with a long description, then “photo retouching” with another long description, then “editing” with another long description. The descriptions of these three things run together visually into one text block with only the pricing column on the right marking the separations. My work-around is to skip lines in the form but QB fills in the blank line with “0.00” in the “total” column which is visually annoying and sometimes confusing to my customer. Is there any way to just add some visual separation? It could be space, a line, or even just shading the text area of every other line-item.

QuickBooks Desktop

Best answer by Rustler

In windows, I am not sure it will work in mac, in the item description at the end of the last word, hit the return (enter) key two times and save, then try it

RustlerAnswer

In windows, I am not sure it will work in mac, in the item description at the end of the last word, hit the return (enter) key two times and save, then try it

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hworkmanAuthor

This worked (on the Mac version)! It adds one line of space between one item and the next. I'd tried doing a single return in the past which of course doesn't work; I never thought to try a double return.

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cyruscontrols

Just in-case it helps anyone out, I found that if I add a new line then paste the Unicode character U+2800 found in the link below into the description field, it will add a space. I can do this without putting a value into the fields to the right so it just shows up blank.

Works on Quickbooks online Essentials using Windows.

https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+2800