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# Understanding Deposit Collection Options

A deposit recorded outside Apprentice and a deposit collected through a payment flow are different actions. Check where the money was received before choosing a workflow.

## Record an outside deposit

1. Open **More → Business → Payments**.
2. Choose **More payment actions → Record payment**, then **Record an outside payment**.
3. Choose the project and date received.
4. In the payment entry, choose **Deposit** as the payment type and the method used outside Apprentice.

Only record a deposit after you have received it. Check the project and amount before adding another entry.

Payments also offers **Send link** and **Take payment**. Recording an outside deposit does not collect money from a client.

For flash designs, the Direct Booking editor exposes No deposit, Flat deposit, Percentage of estimate, and Full estimate up-front. Reopen saved settings before relying on them, and verify the client payment outcome separately.

![Deposit selected in the outside-payment form.](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/b/6/b/f/b6bf11da1ce5e000/understanding-deposit-collecti_yexa3o.png)

## Related articles

- [Managing client relationships](https://help.useapprentice.com/en/article/managing-client-relationships-46pfbe/)
- [Recording external payments](https://help.useapprentice.com/en/article/recording-external-payments-d6t94n/)