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# Send Invoices
With **Rillet**, you can send invoices to your customers by email, mark them as sent manually, or send them in bulk, directly from the platform. Invoices that are due today or earlier and have not yet been sent are grouped under **Needs action > Invoices to be sent** in the Launchpad. Once an invoice is sent, its status changes from **Unbilled** to **Unpaid** until payment is received.
### Review Invoice Statuses
Rillet uses invoice statuses to indicate the current stage of an invoice in the billing and payment process.
| Status | Description |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Unbilled** | An invoice that has been created but has not yet been sent to the customer. |
| **Unpaid** | An invoice that has been sent to the customer but has not yet been paid. |
### Send an Invoice by Email
Follow these steps to send an invoice through the platform:
{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Go to **Launchpad** and select **Invoices to be sent** under **Needs action** to view all unsent invoices.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Find the invoice you want to send and click the **three-dot menu** in the far-right column.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Select **Send**.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Review the recipients listed in the **Send invoice** window, which reads "No email addresses are selected for this invoice" when none are set.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Click **Add recipient** to add more, then choose one of these types for each:
* **To:** main recipient.
* **CC:** recipients copied on the email.
* **BCC:** recipients copied without visibility to others.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
**(Optional):** Select **Add attachments** to include extra files, which Rillet emails with the invoice PDF up to a combined limit of 7 MB.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Choose one of the following:
* **Send me a preview:** receive a test email.
* **Yes, confirm:** send the invoice to the customer, which stays disabled until the invoice has at least one recipient.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
{% hint style="info" %} **Note:**
The **Send** option is only available for invoices that are not fully paid. Once a payment fully covers an invoice, **Send** no longer appears in the three-dot menu. To share a copy of a paid invoice with a customer, select **Download** from the three-dot menu and email the PDF directly.
{% endhint %}
Rillet sends the invoice to the recipients you chose. After an invoice is sent or marked as sent, the three-dot menu shows **Send again** instead of **Send**.
### Place an Invoice on Hold
Use these steps to pause an invoice from the three-dot menu:
{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Click the **three-dot menu** next to the invoice.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Select **Place on hold**.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
Rillet adds an **On hold** badge next to the status without opening a dialog. Select **Release hold** from the same menu to remove the badge.
### **Mark an Invoice as Sent Manually**
Take these steps to mark an invoice as sent manually:
{% hint style="warning" %} **Warning:**
Ensure the customer has at least one contact email before sending an invoice. To add a contact, go to the customer's profile overview.
{% endhint %}
{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Go to **Launchpad** and select **Invoices to be sent** under **Needs action** to view all unsent invoices.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Find the invoice you want to mark as sent and click the **three-dot icon**.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Select **Mark as sent**.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
Rillet shows an **Invoice marked as Sent** message and the status changes from **Unbilled** to **Unpaid**. Invoices marked as sent manually will not be eligible for autopayment, and reminders will not be sent.
### Send or Mark Invoices as Sent in Bulk
Complete these steps to send or mark invoices as sent in bulk:
{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Go to **Launchpad** and select **Invoices to be sent** under **Needs action** to view all unsent invoices.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Select the checkbox at the top of the table to select all invoices at once.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
Use the bulk action bar at the bottom of the page to choose **Send** or **Mark as sent**.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
{% hint style="info" %} **Note:**
Bulk actions are limited to 50 invoices at a time. Only invoices eligible for the action (for example, overdue or unbilled) can be selected. Invoices with nothing to send, such as fully credited ones, are automatically excluded from the selection.
{% endhint %}
### See Also
To learn more about invoicing actions in **Rillet**, review these articles:
* [**Create a New Invoice**](/EjmEP4KZ9BVp9j2ho4Mh/accounts-receivable/invoicing-and-payments/create-a-new-invoice.md)
* [**Custom Email for Invoicing**](/EjmEP4KZ9BVp9j2ho4Mh/accounts-receivable/invoicing-and-payments/custom-email-for-invoicing.md)
* [**Turn Off Automatic Reminders**](/EjmEP4KZ9BVp9j2ho4Mh/accounts-receivable/invoicing-and-payments/turn-off-automatic-reminders.md)
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