Invoice Numbering Doesn't Work in QuickBooks

Has this happened to you?  I started working with a new client and somehow the invoices came up with a punctuation in the number.  It looked like this:

Invoice with Invoice # 210.

To fix this, enter a new invoice, sales receipt, etc., and change the number in the invoice number spot.   Then click the little "save" icon.  It is on the top of the invoice next to previous and next.  Then click save and NEW.

Once you have done this and clicked save and NEW, the next invoice will come up with your new numbering:

This will work if someone accidentally modified an older invoice and clicked save and NEW and restarted the numbering from the past (which will cause you to create duplicate invoice numbers).  I have also used it when someone has entered a credit memo and used the invoice number as the credit memo number with CM before it.  This caused this client to have their invoices numbered CM101, CM102, etc.  Even though they modified a Credit Memo, it caused their invoicing to renumber.  This method will restart your numbering back on track.

Lynda
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