Set your numbering and payment terms

Control how your documents are numbered and the payment terms applied to every new invoice.

Invoices & documents

Two settings shape every document you create — how it's numbered, and when it's due. Both live under Settings → Documents.

Numbering

Under Numbering, each document type has its own running counter, numbered like INV-0001. The prefix is fixed per type, but you control the Next number.

That's handy when you're switching from another system: if your last invoice was 1050, set the Next number to 1051 and Papertools carries on your sequence. To start a type over, set it back to 1.

Defaults

Under Defaults, set the payment terms applied to every new invoice — Due on receipt, or Net 7 through Net 90. This drives the due date, payment reminders, and your aging reports. You can override the terms on any document, and a customer's own default terms take priority when you bill them.

This is also where you set a document footer — a line at the bottom of every invoice and estimate for a thank-you, your terms, or a legal note.

Terms follow a simple order: per-document beats per-customer, which beats this workspace default.

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