Every so often, you may wish to add a message to a purchase order.  You may want to use it to add an extra description to a product you are ordering.  You might want to use it remind the vendor to ship your order in a certain way, or you might want to use for other purposes. This feature allows you to add such a message.

It is reached by selecting EDIT >> ADD/EDIT PURCHASE ORDER MESSAGE from the Main Purchase Order Screen.

If you select EDIT >> ADD/EDIT PURCHASE ORDER MESSAGE, a dialog box appears on which you can type in a four-line message.  The space in the dialog box is just enough to fit four lines.   Four lines is the maximum amount available on a purchase order, and you'll want to keep the message so that it fits in the allotted space.  If you go beyond four lines, a warning message will appear when you exit, telling you how many words you are over the limited and giving you a chance to revise the message.

Here's what it looks like on the printed PO:

When you complete typing in the message and exit from the dialog box, the message will appear in the Notes area surrounded by double curly brackets {{ }}.  If desired, you can also manually enter messages in the Notes area of the Main Purchase Order Screen by using double bracket system.  Since double brackets are used exclusively for purchase order messages, be sure not to use them for other purposes.