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Create or Modify a Check Template

Use the Check Stock Editor window to create or modify a check template to use when you print checks. The Invoices program includes a standard check template. You can modify this template or create your own. You can use any standard 8 ½ x 11 paper stock that prints 3 checks per page.

To create or modify a check template

  1. In the Invoices window, from the View menu, click Check Register. The Check Register window appears.

Check Register window

  1. Click Edit Stocks. The Check Stock Editor window appears.

Check Stock Editor window

  1. To create a check template, click New. The Invoices program clears the layout settings to allow you to specify settings for the new template.

  2. To modify a label on the check (for example, Number or Date), do the following:

    1. Double-click the label. The Label Edit dialog box appears.

Label Edit dialog box

Font Size: Label font size.

Font: Label font style.

B: Click to bold the label.

U: Click to underline the label.

I: Click to italicize the label.

Text: Label text.

    1. Modify the information as necessary and then click OK.

  1. To exclude a label from printing on checks, right-click the label and then click Disable this field. The label is gray.

  2. To include a label so that it prints on checks, right-click the label and then click Enable this field. The label is no longer gray.

  3. To change the location of a label, click the label and drag it to the location you want and then release your mouse button.

  4. To change the check size, click the square in the lower right-side corner of the check and drag it to the width and height you want. Use the rulers as a guide. The Invoices program moves the magnetic code strip so that it appears in the lower section of the check.

  5. To change the number of checks to print per page, click in the Layout box.

  6. If you're creating a template, in the template name list box, type a name for the template.

  7. To print a grid on the background of the check, in the Grid section, do the following:

    1. In the Size list box, click the size of the grid.

    2. To set the grid color, in the Red, Green, and Blue boxes, type or click the color mix.

  8. To print a check sample so that you can verify the layout settings, click Test Print.

  9. When the layout settings are correct, click Accept Settings and then click Exit.

Related Topics

Check Register