Character limitations for fields in QuickBooks
Each field in your company data file has a maximum number of characters that can be entered. This article lists the maximum number of characters in each field.
Field | Maximum characters |
---|---|
Account Name | 31 |
Account Numbers | 7 |
Amount | 20 |
Custom Fields(items) | 30 |
Customer message (Invoices) | 101 |
Customer, Vendor and Other Names | 41 |
Item Name1 | 31 |
Employee Name (first & last) | 25 |
Item Description (Invoices) | 4095 |
Item Part Number | 31 |
Job Description | 99 |
Memo | 4095 |
Note Field | 4095 |
Notes in Shipping/Billing Address | 41 |
Username | 29 |
Password | 16 |
Ship to Name | 41 |
Invoice Number Field | 11 |
Lot Numbers | 40 |
Report Company Name | 60 |
Report Tile | 60 |
Report Subtitle | 60 |
Report Extra Footer | 60 |
Text Box | 1000 |
- Item name may contain special characters but it is recommended that the first character not be a special character
- While the Memo field can contain 4095 characters, only 30-60 characters will display on printed checks depending on print settings. 96 characters will display on a Transaction Detail report.
- While the Notes field on the timesheet can contain 4095 characters, only 96 characters will display on the Time by Job Detail report.