Is there a way to check the status of emailed Invoices “sent” and “viewed” by customers?

Yes. To see which invoices were sent and viewed by clients:

From the home page screen

  • Left blue navigation bar
  • Click Transactions
  • Select Sales
  • Click Filter
  • Under Type select Invoices
  • Click Apply

Under the column Status* (between total and action), invoices that have been sent electronically are labeled Sent.
–  (Open Sent) labeled for recent Invoice payment not due yet
–  (Overdue Sent) labeled for invoice past payment due date
–  (Open view) labeled for invoice actual viewed by client
*In case STATUS column is blocked adjust column-width a bit.

You can click any actual invoice and under activities at bottom, sent and viewed (if viewed by client) will have date and time information.

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sent activitites

sent viewed activities

 

You can also receive an emailed copy of each invoice you send out.

To do this:

  • Click the Company Gear Icon (upper right corner)
  • Select Company Settings
  • Select Sales
  • Click Messages
  • Check the box Email me a copy
  • Save

 

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