Creating a PDF Template (Part 2)

Creating a PDF Template (Part 2)

Creating a PDF Template (Part 2)



Alert: STOP! If you haven't yet read Part 1, please go back and start there. Otherwise, this will be much more difficult. https://scribehow.com/viewer/Editing_PDF_Template_for_Invoice_Creation_\_-9x_BvlBRE6XAjIji6FKzA?stepLimitReached=true

1. Next, we're going to demonstrate how to do "loops", aka, when there are multiple things that might need to be included, but we don't know how many in advance

First, let's change all of the "Bill" line items to "Invoice" Line Items, as shown below:

2. Continuing to add the additional information we need for the Invoice Line Items.

3. Next, let's copy the Description row and paste it below the text [[{{begin}}]]. This row is going to be used for our line items.

4. Enter the Insert With values as shown in the next few steps. (Insert "[[c_name]]")
Replace QTY with c_qty (with curly braces, as shown)


Type "[[c_qty]]"
Click "RATE"
Type "[[c_amount]]"
Click "CHARGES"
Type "[[c_total]]"
Double-click "​​​​​​​[[c_total]]"

Tip: Remember, you can make things bold by pressing [[ctrl]] + [[b]]

5. In order for a row to loop / repeat, it must be between the [[{{begin}}]] and [[{{end}}]] tags, as shown below. This is very useful for multiple line items, or multiple stops, etc.

Tip: In order to remove any unnecessary space before and after your looping/repeating rows, make sure the[[{{begin}}]] and [[{{end}}]] tags are as close to the top and bottom of the table as possible.

6. We can adjust the size of the text by clicking on "Size" after highlighting the text we'd like to resize.
Click "20"
Click "{{stop_type}}"
Click "{{c_total}}"
Press [[ctrl]] + [[b]]
Click "{{c_total}}"

7. We can also delete rows we don't need/want anymore.

Right-click "[[stop_type]]"
Click "Delete Rows"
Right-click "[[stop_namestop_addr1stop_addr2stop_city_state_zip]] [[stop_phone]] [[stop_phone_ext]]"
Click "Delete Rows"
Right-click "{{stop_type}} Note: {{stop_note}}"
Click "Delete Rows"

8. If you'd like to split one cell into to two on the same row, you can just do the following:


Right-click "Notes: [[acct_confirmation_note]]"
Click "Split Cell Vertically"

See the result!

9. Then, adjust the size of the cells using the following steps:

Click "Cell Properties"
Select the "percent" option.
Click the "Width" field.
Type "80"
Select the "Right" option.
Click "◢OKCancel"

10. Finally, let's add the billing address at the bottom and a note about paying on time.

11. Click "Save". All Done!

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