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Modern Purchase Order Template
Tell a supplier what your business wants to order. Compare the filled example, check each detail and save your own copy.
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What this purchase order needs
1 thing missing
- PO number
- Order date
- Your company
- Vendor
- Items and prices
- Shipping address
Next steps
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Examples
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How to use this template
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Replace the purchase order details
Start with order number and buying business. Replace the fictional sample with information from your own records.
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Read the draft in the preview
Check item code beside ship to. Read each page from the perspective of the supplier preparing the goods or services.
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Save and open the finished document
Choose PDF or Word above the preview. Check approved by in the saved copy before sharing it.
Using this purchase order layout
This modern purchase order uses an accent band to separate the document heading from its content. The filled preview concerns an order for workshop supplies with a separate delivery address. It is intended to help you tell a supplier what your business wants to order. Start with the example to compare the visual layout, then work through the details below from the perspective of the supplier preparing the goods or services.
Order number
A Modern purchase order should make order number easy to find. Try the filled example, pO-0104, to see how this detail sits in the document. Choose the reference your purchasing team will use. Then turn to buying business: the two entries need to describe the same situation. Use the preview to check your replacement text, especially when a name or description is longer than the sample.
Buying business
A Modern purchase order should make buying business easy to find. Try the filled example, cedar Workshop, to see how this detail sits in the document. Put the purchasing business in the sender block. Then turn to supplier: the two entries need to describe the same situation. Use the preview to check your replacement text, especially when a name or description is longer than the sample.
Supplier
A Modern purchase order should make supplier easy to find. Try the filled example, alex Morgan Supplies, to see how this detail sits in the document. Address the order to the seller you intend to use. Then turn to item code: the two entries need to describe the same situation. Use the preview to check your replacement text, especially when a name or description is longer than the sample.
Item code
A Modern purchase order should make item code easy to find. Try the filled example, hINGE-04, to see how this detail sits in the document. Use a supplier code when you know it. Then turn to order quantity: the two entries need to describe the same situation. Use the preview to check your replacement text, especially when a name or description is longer than the sample.
Order quantity
A Modern purchase order should make order quantity easy to find. Try the filled example, four pairs of hinges, to see how this detail sits in the document. Make the unit explicit. Then turn to ship to: the two entries need to describe the same situation. Use the preview to check your replacement text, especially when a name or description is longer than the sample.
Ship to
A Modern purchase order should make ship to easy to find. Try the filled example, the workshop receiving address, to see how this detail sits in the document. Use the place where the order should arrive. Then turn to delivery date: the two entries need to describe the same situation. Use the preview to check your replacement text, especially when a name or description is longer than the sample.
Delivery date
A Modern purchase order should make delivery date easy to find. Try the filled example, the date agreed with the supplier, to see how this detail sits in the document. Treat this as a requested or agreed date, not a delivery guarantee generated by the form. Then turn to approved by: the two entries need to describe the same situation. Use the preview to check your replacement text, especially when a name or description is longer than the sample.
Approved by
A Modern purchase order should make approved by easy to find. Try the filled example, the person authorized to place the order, to see how this detail sits in the document. Read the quantities and prices before adding an approval name. Then turn to order number: the two entries need to describe the same situation. Use the preview to check your replacement text, especially when a name or description is longer than the sample.
Review the purchase order before saving
The accent heading should leave the main purchase order information easy to read. Check a long entry such as order number after typing it, since a real name may take more room than the fictional one. Continue down to order quantity and check where the next section starts. Use the preview controls to compare a page at fit width and at a larger zoom. On a phone, switch from Edit to Preview to read the page without the form taking the screen. Before exporting, select the intended paper size under Design. Recheck the last page after that change. The file should present the complete purchase order, including any final note or signing area that belongs with an order for workshop supplies with a separate delivery address.
Common questions
What changes in the modern purchase order?
The Modern design uses a stronger accent band and a different visual hierarchy. The fields still describe an order for workshop supplies with a separate delivery address. Check the longest entries, including order quantity, in the page preview after you edit them.
Can I change the modern purchase order color?
Use the accent controls under Design. Compare the heading with order number and read the body text at normal size. A color choice should support the document rather than draw attention away from its meaning.
How do I replace the purchase order example?
Use the form to enter buying business and then work through ship to. The preview updates from your entries. All names and figures in the gallery are fictional and need checking before use.
Can I download this purchase order in two formats?
PDF preserves the previewed page arrangement. Word provides editable text and may reflow when opened. Use the current draft to tell a supplier what your business wants to order; whichever format you choose, inspect the saved copy before sharing it with the supplier preparing the goods or services.
Will this purchase order send itself to anyone?
No. Download the checked copy, then choose how to share it. Your entries are used on this device. On a shared computer, clear the saved draft when you no longer want those details stored in the browser.