One of the things that has always been a nuisance in Sage 50/Peachtree is the process for printing pick lists and packing slips, at least if you wanted to print them at the same time as the sales order or invoice. I’ll use invoices and packing slips in my example but the problem (and now the solution) is the same for sales orders and pick lists.
Let’s say you want to print a sales invoice and you want to print a packing list for the same transaction. Up until now as soon as you printed a form the screen would be automatically cleared, ready for you to enter the next transaction. There was no way to tell it to print both forms. You had to click the List button, locate and open the right transaction, then print it again. In version 2020 of Sage 50 they have finally improved that process.
The first time you print a sales order or invoice in version 2020, you’ll get a message that says “Would you like to print another form of this transaction?” There are buttons for Yes and No as well as a Do not display this message again check box
- If you click YES – You will be returned to the Print window so you can select the other format (invoice or packing list) that you want to print. After printing the second time (or if you cancel the print window) you’ll be returned to a blank Sales/Invoicing window.
- If you cick NO – You will be returned to a blank Sales/Invoicing window just as you were in previous versions of Sage 50.
- If you check the box next to “Do not display this message again” – You’re actually saying “Do not display this message again AND remember my choice for all future transactions.” So if you check the box and click Yes, you will always be returned to the print window so you can print a second copy. If you check the box and click No, printing will always return you to the Sales/Invoicing screen just like it did in previous versions.
This feature is available in both the Sales/Invoicing window and the Sales Order window and your preferences for each are stored separately. So when you check the “Do not display this message again” box it only applies to the screen you are in currently. For example you could have sales orders set to always prompt you to print a second copy but have invoicing set to never prompt or ask each time.
If you have checked the “Do not display this message again” box and need to change your preference, there is only one way to do it. Go to the Options menu and choose Global. in the Maintain Global Options screen go to the General tab. Click the Reset button at the bottom of that window. This will reactivate ALL messages that you have previously cleared with the “Do not display this message again”.
