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# Default Customer Name Preference

> Pick which name field shows as the primary name on customers, estimates, and invoices without rewriting your whole QuickBooks customer list.

# Why We've Released This Feature

This feature will significantly benefit QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop users. Many companies often use different names for customer records and display name fields. With this new feature, you can customize which naming fields appear as the primary name on Customer, Estimate, and Invoice records. This allows you to choose how your customers are displayed without the need to modify your entire customer database.

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# How to Enable

1. Navigate to *Company Settings > Estimates & Invoices > QuickBooks*.

2. From this page, find the field titled *Default Customer Name* and from the drop down menu select either *Company/First Name* or *Display Name*.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/xwPwr8uE60bRxuE9/static/images/_api/11786270-default-customer-name-preference/01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=xwPwr8uE60bRxuE9&q=85&s=0e3ed7a56493c390408b2d1ac68f3d46" alt="Estimate showing the Mark Deposits button after enabling deposit invoices" width="2808" height="1074" data-path="static/images/_api/11786270-default-customer-name-preference/01.png" />

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# See it in Action

If you selected *Display Name* from the *Default Customer Name* dropdown menu, the *Display Name* field will now appear as a required field on your Customer records.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/xwPwr8uE60bRxuE9/static/images/_api/11786270-default-customer-name-preference/02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=xwPwr8uE60bRxuE9&q=85&s=1763a213bcbbdf7598f3fc135073c7e9" alt="QuickBooks settings with the Default Customer Name dropdown menu" width="2842" height="1436" data-path="static/images/_api/11786270-default-customer-name-preference/02.png" />

The Name field should reflect the customer “Display Name” instead of the default “Company/First Name” for all of the following records:

* Customers

* Estimates

* Invoices

* Jobs, Assets

* Maintenance Agreements

* Custom Forms

* Dynamic Proposals

The Display Name will also appear in reporting within FieldPulse.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/xwPwr8uE60bRxuE9/static/images/_api/11786270-default-customer-name-preference/03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=xwPwr8uE60bRxuE9&q=85&s=d49f40bab9f096458cc350897c9ded65" alt="Customer record showing the Display Name as a required field" width="2848" height="744" data-path="static/images/_api/11786270-default-customer-name-preference/03.png" />

*Customer Record Example*

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/xwPwr8uE60bRxuE9/static/images/_api/11786270-default-customer-name-preference/04.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=xwPwr8uE60bRxuE9&q=85&s=915f8bfe91129b7e18f71b3f01e7b764" alt="Customer record example displaying the customer Display Name" width="2454" height="1330" data-path="static/images/_api/11786270-default-customer-name-preference/04.png" />

*Invoice Record Example*

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**Have additional questions?**

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