Excel Purchase Order Template

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Use Docelf to add the vendor, items, prices, and delivery details. Docelf handles the calculations, and you can email the purchase order or download a PDF.

Prefer Excel? The free XLSX templates are farther down the page.

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Download Free Excel Purchase Order Templates

Choose the layout closest to your order. Download the XLSX file, save a new working copy, and check the formulas before you use it for a live purchase.

Create the Purchase Order Without Fixing Spreadsheet Formulas

Excel works well when you want an offline workbook and control over every row. Docelf is faster when you want to create and send the order without maintaining formulas, copied cells, or print areas.

Add the vendor and line items, and Docelf calculates quantities, prices, discounts, sales tax, shipping, and totals while you work. You can email the finished purchase order, see when the vendor opens it, or download a PDF.

Prefer the workbook? Use one of the three free Excel templates above.

Free purchase order template from Docelf

Skip the Formula Checks

Add the vendor and items. Docelf calculates the total and keeps the purchase order ready to send.

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How to Create a Purchase Order in Excel

Work from the top of the workbook to the bottom, then check the formulas and print area before the purchase order leaves your business.

How to create a purchase order in Excel with Docelf
  1. Download and Save a Working Copy: Open the XLSX template and save a separate file for this purchase order.
  2. Add Buyer and Vendor Details: Enter your business details, the vendor, PO number, order date, and delivery information.
  3. List the Items or Services: Use one row for each product, material, service, rental, or other purchase.
  4. Enter Quantities and Prices: Add the quantity and unit price. Confirm that each line-total formula includes the correct cells.
  5. Check Discounts, Tax, and Shipping: Enter only the charges that apply and confirm the subtotal and final-total formulas.
  6. Set the Print Area: Use Print Preview to check page orientation, margins, repeated headings, and whether totals appear on the final page.
  7. Save or Export the PO: Save the workbook for your records and export a PDF for the vendor.

Protect the Formulas Before the Order Goes Out

Test With Simple Numbers

Enter a quantity of 2 and a unit price of 10. The line total should be 20. Small tests reveal broken formulas quickly.

Copy Formulas, Not Just Formatting

When adding rows, make sure the formulas extend into the new cells. A matching border does not mean the math came with it.

Keep Input and Formula Cells Distinct

Avoid typing over subtotal or total formulas. Protect formula cells when several people use the workbook.

Review the Print Area

Excel can hide columns or split one order across awkward pages. Check the PDF before attaching it to an email.

Excel or an Online Purchase Order?

Excel gives you flexible rows and formulas. Docelf is easier when you want totals handled automatically, saved vendor and line-item details, consistent PO numbers, and one place to find sent orders.

Create a purchase order online with Docelf when you want less file maintenance and fewer manual checks.

What Every Purchase Order Still Needs

The tool changes, but the vendor still needs the same core details.

Other Purchase Order File Formats

Choose the tool that best fits the way you edit, calculate, share, and send the order.

Excel Purchase Order Template FAQs

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