When you add each customer, employee, or vendor, there are several fields that contain the name. Some are filled in automatically, but you can change them.
| Field | Where it is used |
| Name fields |
These fields contain the primary name information such as the title, first name, and last name for your customer, vendor, or employee. QuickBooks uses the information in these fields by default on pages, lists, and registers, unless you use the Display name as field to change the way the name appears. |
| Company |
This is the second line of the address on sales forms and checks for customers and vendors. Employees don't have a Company field, because they work for your company. |
| Display name as |
This is the main name used on pages, lists, and registers. Tip: You can click the arrow next to the field to switch this to a different format or even to the Company name (customers and vendors only). Why is this useful? |
| Print on check as |
When you fill in the Pay to the Order of field on checks, you choose a Display name as, but the Print on check as name is what actually appears on the check you print. If the regular name fields are blank, this is the first line of the address on sales forms and checks. |