# Create new templates

Go to *App > Templates*. Here displays all available templates. With the default templates for *Order, Invoice, Packing Slip, Refund, Quote* will have a corresponding label beside.

### Introduction

Creating and customizing templates in Avada PDF Invoice allows you to generate professional, brand-aligned documents such as invoices, orders, packing slips, and more. This guide provides a step-by-step process to create new templates, configure essential details, and customize settings for each document.

### Step-by-step guide to create new template[​](https://help.avada.app/pdf-invoice/how-to-create-new-templates-in-pdf-invoice-app/#create-new-template) <a href="#create-new-template" id="create-new-template"></a>

To create a new template, click *New template* on the templates management page.

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### **Setup template general settings**

* *Template name*: Enter the name for a new template. This is a required field.
* *Template Currency*:
* Store currency: The currency of template is Store currency.
* Billing currency: The currency is based on billing due to the country
* *Choose type*: Type of Template (*Order* or *Draft Order*)
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### **Choose theme**

* Print by default: Choose *Print by default* to auto-print this template as default.
* Choose template
* Click "More themes" to view and select the pre-made template you want
* Click *Load Template* to preview that selected template on the right.
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### **Setup content**

If you want to show any information in *ORDER INFORMATION, PAYMENT & SHIPPING INFORMATION, ITEMS ORDERED INFORMATION*, please tick the checkboxes of corresponding information.

* *Custom Sequence Number*:

Choose *Custom Sequence Number* to customize *Sequence Number for your editing template.* Only use this field if you want to create unique numbers for Invoice, Packing Slip, Refund documents. (If not, they will use the same number with Orders)

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***Prefix***: Enter the character at front of Sequence Number

Example: INV- (for invoice)
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***Suffix***: Enter the character at the end of Sequence Number

Example: -Lakashop
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-> With invoice number is 1005 and Prefix = INV-, Suffix = -Lakashop. Hence the last sequence number is INV-1005-Lakashop

* *Using PDF Document Generated Date*: choose this field to allow showing the date on the invoice as your settings, not the actual date that your invoice is created.
* *Item Discount*: Show discount value on each items
* *Footer Note*: Enter certain information to notify the customer at the end of the document. This footer note often is a tax note or message to the customer.
* *Thank you note*: Enter your thank you note that you want to send to customers
* *Additional page*:
* Click on Additional Page and Open Additional Page to add more page to template
* Enter the content for Additional Page and press *Add policy* to finish. The page is designed to present the policy related to *refund, packing slip, etc*.
* *Paid/Unpaid Watermark*: Show watermark about document payment status: Paid or Unpaid
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### **Design**

* *Logo size*: Change the logo size on the PDF templates
* *Font family*: Choose the billing font
* *Primary color*: Choose the theme color for the billing
* *Font Size*: Change the font size as you want
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### Conclusion

By setting up templates in Avada PDF Invoice, you can create tailored, branded documents that enhance your store’s professionalism and customer communication. Take advantage of these customization options to ensure each document aligns with your brand and meets your business needs.


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