Electronic invoicing, which has become mandatory for a while, immediately became a "cross and delight" for all VAT and business owners, since it became the only way to send and receive invoices on materials, services and works of all kinds. Unfortunately, the format of the electronic invoice is not very compatible with the programs already present on the PC, so we may encounter some difficulties in printing the content or sending it to some colleague or accountant. If we used to catalog all invoices in PDF format, we came across the right guide: here we will show you how to print an electronic invoice in PDF, so that we can send it to anyone and print it on a real printer later. In this way we will be able to manage the electronic invoice files (usually XML or P7M) with great ease, saving a lot of time in the management of financial practices.
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How to print an electronic invoice in PDF
Below we can find all the most effective, simple and above all free methods with which to print an electronic invoice in PDF format, so that you can manage it more comfortably. In most cases it is sufficient to use the tools integrated in the operating system, while in other cases we can still use programs or apps that can display electronic invoices and print them in PDF format.Use the Windows 10 virtual printer
If we have a PC with Windows 10, we can print the electronic invoice (after opening it with the browser or with the dedicated management program) by opening the printing features of the program in use (usually just press CTRL + P) and select, among available printers, Microsoft Print to PDF .
Pressing the Print button will start the PDF printing process, we will only have to choose a name to be assigned to the new file and a folder to save it. This is certainly the fastest and most practical method to obtain PDFs starting from electronic invoices and we recommend that you use it as much as possible.
If we are looking for other virtual PDF printers with more settings, we recommend you read our guide Best virtual printers to create pdf from documents and web pages, free for Windows .
Electronic invoice management and printing program
If we do not want to use the printer included in Windows, we can manage electronic invoices with the free InChiaro program.
With this program we will be able to view all electronic invoices in XML in a simple and fast way, with the possibility of converting invoices to PDF or other formats, using the Print button at the top. This program is excellent for those looking for a free solution to be able to view all electronic invoices and at the same time print them in an easily manageable format such as PDF.
If we are looking for other programs to create and manage our company's electronic invoices, we recommend that you read our guide to free and complete Electronic Invoice Programs .
Print the electronic invoice in PDF online
If we use a Mac or we have a company PC in our hands, we can print the electronic invoice in PDF using the free service offered by MKT.
Once the site is open, click on the Choose file button or directly drag the electronic invoice within the site, then choose the format to be used for the PDF (for electronic invoices we recommend Compact ), we pass the CAPTCHA check and we finally click on Convert for free . In a few seconds our electronic invoice will be converted into a precise and orderly PDF, we will only have to click on Print PDF to get the document immediately on our computer.
If we are looking for other online tools to manage electronic invoices, we advise you to take a moment of your time and continue reading our guide on how to create invoices and manage invoicing with free tools .
How to print an electronic invoice in PDF from smartphone
If we want to use our smartphone to view electronic invoices, we recommend installing the free FatturAE app, provided directly by the Revenue Agency and available for free for Android and iOS.
With this app we can comfortably view any invoice and print in PDF, using the integrated functions on all modern smartphones, which offer PDF printing directly from the default print menu; alternatively we can always use the PDF Scanner apps, such as those recommended in our guide to the PDF Document Scanner Apps for Android and iPhone .
The only alternative app to the one offered by the Revenue Agency is Electronic Invoice Reader, available only for Android.
By opening our electronic invoice with this app we can choose whether to view it directly in PDF, so that we can save it as a separate document and share it directly from the app, without even having to use another conversion app.
Currently I consider it the best app to manage electronic invoicing on Android, a pity that it is not also available for iPhone.
Conclusions
Whatever the number of electronic invoices that you manage every month, in this guide we have shown you all the methods that we can use to make the company's accounting management truly affordable for everyone, with programs, websites and free apps that can print an electronic invoice in PDF (a much more convenient format to manage and share).Always to stay on the subject of invoices, we point out our guides to programs for invoices and accounting for free for self-employed and small companies and How to Create an invoice with Excel, from scratch, simple and personalized, which will provide other valid tools to better manage the billing of our company or our professional activity.
