There is no direct way to create a "Proforma Invoice" in Zoho Invoice. However, you can make use of an estimate as a proforma Invoice. All you have to do is to customize the estimate template and change "Estimate Labels" to your preferred names. Here's the steps:
Here's a sample screen-shot of the template customization page:
You can also convert the estimate into an invoice. In your case, you can convert the invoice proforma into an invoice directly.
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