# Creating an invoice > Create a photography invoice in CoreHue: pick the contact, add items, set the due date, choose how your client can pay, and preview it before you send. Source: https://help.corehue.co/docs/invoices/creating-an-invoice/ A good invoice answers three questions before your client has to ask: what is this for, how much is it, and when do you need it. ## Starting an invoice 1. Open **Payments → Invoices** and choose **New invoice**. On a wide screen you can also use the plus beside **Invoices** in the sidebar. 2. Or start from the job it belongs to: a contact, a booking or an inquiry. The details carry across and the invoice stays linked, which keeps your booking totals accurate later. To reuse an existing invoice, open it and choose **Duplicate** in the three-dot menu. You get a fresh draft with the same contact, lines, discount, notes, terms, footer and payment methods. It isn't linked to the original booking or inquiry, and nothing is created until you save. ## Two questions the first time Before your very first invoice, CoreHue asks two things, once each: - **Set your default currency.** It's suggested from your country and used across pricing, documents and reports. It can't be changed later. See [Invoicing in more than one currency](/docs/invoices/multiple-currencies). - **Set up numbering.** Your invoice and payment prefixes, starting numbers and format. This locks too. See [Invoice defaults, terms and numbering](/docs/invoices/invoice-defaults-and-numbering). If your business name is missing, you'll see "Your invoices are missing business details." with a link to fix it. Fill that in before you send anything. ## Choosing who it's for Pick a **Contact**. Every invoice needs one. You can also link a **Booking** or an **Inquiry** so the invoice sits with that job. Linking a booking sets the invoice to the booking's currency. If your client booked through a service on your booking page and nothing has been invoiced yet, the lines are filled in from the quote they booked, ready for you to check. See [Booking details: title, description and amount](/docs/managing-bookings/booking-details). To email the invoice, the contact needs an email address. Without one you can still create it and share the link. ## Dates and terms - **Invoice Date** is the date the invoice carries. - **Terms** works out the due date for you: **Due on receipt**, **Due in 15 days**, **Due in 30 days** or **Due in 60 days**. - **Due Date** is when you expect to be paid. The due date matters more than it looks. It decides when an invoice turns **Overdue** and when [reminders](/docs/invoices/invoice-reminders) go out. Set your usual terms once under **Payments → Settings → General**. Using a payment schedule instead? Each payment gets its own date, and these fields step aside. See [Splitting an invoice into a payment schedule](/docs/invoices/payment-schedules). ## Choosing payment methods Under **Payment methods**, tick the ways your client can pay this invoice. Every method you can currently use starts ticked. Stripe shows as **Stripe (Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay)**, and each manual method appears by its name. **Manage payment methods** takes you to the settings. If you untick everything, the invoice becomes a document to read rather than a bill to pay, and you'll see **No payment method selected** on the invoice page. That's handy for a record of something already settled, and a mistake if you're expecting money. ## Adding line items 1. Open **Select an item…** on the first line and pick a saved item. Its name, description and price fill in. 2. Adjust the description, quantity, price and tax for this invoice. 3. Choose **Add New Row** for another line. Can't find the item? **Add item** at the bottom of the list creates it and drops it onto the line. A line can also have just a description and no saved item. Descriptions are plain text over several lines, so you can list what a package includes, one thing per line. Changing a line never changes the saved item, and editing the saved item later never changes invoices you've already made. Write item names the way your client reads them: "Wedding coverage, 8 hours" beats "WED-8". The gear icon beside **Add New Row** lets you rename columns, hide the ones you don't use, and choose which business and contact details show, for this invoice only. Your defaults live in [Customizing how invoices look](/docs/invoices/how-invoices-look). ## Tax and discount Choose a tax rate per line, so one invoice can mix taxed and untaxed work. Add one discount for the whole invoice with **+ Add Discount** under the totals. See [Adding taxes and discounts](/docs/invoices/taxes-and-discounts). ## Notes, terms and footer Three text blocks at the bottom fill in from your defaults: **Notes** (a thank you or job-specific message), **Terms** (payment terms and policies) and **Footer (optional)** (registration numbers, contact details). Edit them for this invoice if you need to. ## Preview and save Choose **Preview** at the top to see the invoice exactly as your client will, then **Edit** to go back. When you're ready, choose **Save & Send** or **Save Draft** at the bottom. CoreHue checks the basics first and lists anything missing, such as a contact, at least one line item, or a total below zero. Your invoice gets its number as soon as it's created, and that number is never reused. Deleting a draft leaves a gap in your sequence, which is normal. ## What your client sees Nothing yet. A new invoice is a **Draft** that only you can see. Your client sees it once you send it or share its link. See [Sending an invoice](/docs/invoices/sending-an-invoice). ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I edit an invoice after I've sent it? Yes. You can edit a sent invoice as long as no payment has been recorded against it. See [Editing, cancelling or writing off an invoice](/docs/invoices/editing-cancelling-and-writing-off). ### Can I format line item descriptions? No. Invoice line item descriptions are plain text, with line breaks. That keeps them tidy on every screen and in the PDF. Use separate lines for each thing a package includes. ### Why can't I change the currency on my invoice? On Free and Plus, every invoice uses your default currency. On Pro, choose the invoice currency before adding lines: the currency locks once a line has content, and a linked booking sets the currency for you.