Hello I have just updated my desktop version to 21.11.69 and now there is no option to be able to send my invoices as a PDF attachment only a link. This is no good for me as I do not have my computer connected to the internet all the time. Are you able to put the option of the PDF attachment back…

You can use Print button to Print to PDF, then send the PDF using your regular email client.

Hi, Yes this is what I am currently doing. Was just hoping the option to send directly from manager as a PDF again would be an option… Tracy

I thought the capability was to be maintained via the “Legacy Features” tab option [image] When viewing email attachments, there is no way back to the program Sending HTML email can be done but layout would need to be different from what Manager has now so it …

@Patch yes, but I do not recommend it because it is unsupported feature at this point. If it works, OK.

@eko When you click Send the email, it will be sent as PDF attachment if internal PDF generator is enabled.

OK, help me understand the impact to desktop version users here. If in you ever drop the legacy version functionality with the pdf attached, what use is a link you send to a customer for an invoice that simply attempts to open 127.0.0.1… in the customers browser. There is no server so there is no…

@alasdair emailing directly from desktop edition without having internal PDF generator enabled is basically not possible. You’d need to Print to PDF and then send resulting PDF using your normal email client. Basically what @tracy said they are already doing.

Wow - that is simply not workable. I have been a big fan of Manager for a long time. The (hopefully) unintended consequences of this change are not good. Sounds like potentially time for desktop users to look for an alternative to Manager before it becomes unusable for us :-(. I suspect sending in…

I’ve also expressed severe doubts about the use of Manager if this feature is no longer enabled. Thankfully, in the desktop version, you can select PDF in your email settings and the workflow continues as it always did with no need to … Print to PDF find out the email addresses of the persons you …

Indeed - for now, but we clearly need to be very wary of installing any new version going forward and begin to think about a plan for a long term solution/replacement. I grabbed current app install versions from GitHub.

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I thought the capability was to be maintained via the “Legacy Features” tab option

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