If you don't have (or need) accounting software to produce invoices for your business, there are other options you can take advantage of. Some businesses create their own database program (or pay some to create it).
Others (like me) just use their own document template for creating invoices. And as I discussed in my last post, having your own set of document templates enhances your company identity and helps you to stand out among others. But since Microsoft Word doesn't come with a sample invoice template, you'd either have to find one in the Microsoft Office Template Gallery, or create your own from scratch. Below is a sample of the template that I use for my invoices:
Invoice Template
The only two drawbacks of using a Word invoice template are that the calculation isn't automatic and it doesn't automatically number them sequentially for you. However, since I don't create a ton of invoices every week, I'll live.