Is there no way or marking an invoice as sent without emailing it? Or creating a PDF without an email being stored? Many of my clients use portals, and I need an invoice to upload but absolutely not to email

Hello there, @rradfordsli-yaho.

Let me share some information on how your invoices are manage in QuickBooks Self-Employed. 

Currently, QuickBooks Self-Employed invoice feature is simplified version. The ability to save the invoice without sending it is not available. However, you can create a dummy email address then use it to all of your customers' invoices.

Once completed, you can export the invoice as a PDF file. 

From here, you can upload it to your customer's portal. You can read through this article to help you manage your invoices: Create invoices in QuickBooks Self-Employed.

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