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Hi team, while we understand the desire for auto-save in quotes here, we want to be open that we don't have plans for changing the current save behaviour for quotes for the time being. While seemingly simple there is a fine balance in creating a save experience that'll suit majority of users. As some may have seen with new invoicing that has auto-save implemented, we've received wide ranging response for this feature, and there is more work needed to fine tune.
To confirm the current experience, when creating quotes in Xero you'll want to select the Save button before navigating elsewhere in your org, or leaving the page to ensure the contents of your quote is saved.
If there are any intentions of changing how save works in quotes, we will surely let you know on the idea here. Thanks
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James Rowe
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Oh, Xero. You've outdone yourselves yet again. Working on a quote? Sure! But why finish it when you can experience the thrill of losing everything!
AUTO-SAVE! AUTO-SAVE! AUTO-SAVE! – you know, that fancy feature every piece of modern software (and their dog) uses? Not for you guys, though. Nah, let’s stick with the ol' “press save or perish" method. Keeps us on our toes!
No auto-save? What a bold move! Revolutionary, even. Why auto save when you can invoke a roller coaster of emotions every time I switch screens or—dare I say it—press "save"? Because nothing says "productivity" like losing an hour's work to... well, nothing.
Let's talk heartbreak, Xero. Picture this: One glorious hour away from my children, crafting the quote of the century. Everything’s going swimmingly, my creative juices are flowing like a river—click, click, click, I'm a quoting machine! I hit return, and BOOM! Xero, in all its wisdom, sends me off to create a new product. And just like that, my masterpiece vanishes into the digital ether. Auto-save? Nah, who needs that when we can just guess what we lost, right?
I can already feel the panic creeping in whenever I start a new quote. Do I save after every line? Every breath? Maybe after every blink, just in case! Because nothing screams "reliable" like a system that doesn't save your work... unless you beg it to, repeatedly.
And now, today’s pièce de résistance: I was really in the groove, adding items like a man possessed. Oh, what a quote it was becoming! The detail! The precision! And then, bam, Xero pulls a fast one, shoves me into the abyss of creating a new product—and my beautiful work? Lost to the abyss because, once again, NO AUTO-SAVE!
Honestly, it’s almost impressive that Xero, a tool I pay £550 a year for, can't manage to include a feature that free software nailed decades ago. Google? Pfft, what do they know? Auto-saving people's work... as if!
Let me be serious for just one second though, Xero. What exactly am I paying for? Because at this point, I’m thinking my subscription fee is going to fund a cutting-edge time-travel feature—where I get to go back and re-do all my lost work.
So please, spare us all the heartache. Frame this email, hang it proudly, and remember: This was the moment. The moment you finally realised that AUTO-SAVE is not some mythical creature. It’s real, it's useful, and it's about time you got on board.