If you want to print a cheque with proper alignment, you must make sure that the printer settings are accurate. If you don’t align your cheques properly in QuickBooks, then your effort to create an accurate cheque will get wasted.
It is quite easy to align the cheques and print them accurately. In this article, we will show you how to do this by following some simple steps. If you wish to talk to a human to discuss this issue further, you can dial our toll-free helpline +1-844-405-0904 and our team of experts will be happy to assist you.
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How To Align Printer Settings To Print Cheques
The most important process to print an accurate cheque in QuickBooks Online is to align the printer settings properly. Now let us have a look at the steps to set up a proper alignment for printing an accurate cheque in QuickBooks online.
1st Step:
- First of all you have to insert some blank pages in your printer to test the cheque alignment by printing some sample cheques on blank pages.
- Then you have to click on “+New”.
- Then you have to click on “Print checks” and then click on “Print setup”.
- Then you have to choose your cheque type and either click on “ Voucher” or “Standard”.
- Then you have to click on “View preview and print sample” and then click on “Print”.
- Now you have to follow the onscreen steps and successfully print your sample cheque on a blank page.
- Now you have to put your sample cheque on a blank cheque and compare them to see if the alignment of the sample cheque matches with the alignment of the blank cheque.
- If the alignment of the sample cheque matches with the blank cheque then you are ready to print your regular cheques. If it doesn’t match then move on to the next step.
2nd Step:
- First of all you have to download and install Adobe Reader on your computer.
- Now open QuickBooks online and then click on “+New”.
- Then you have to click on “Print checks” and then click on “Print setup”.
- Then you have to click on “No, continue setup”.
- Then you have to set Adobe Reader as your default PDF viewer.
- Then again go back to QuickBooks online and click on “View preview and print sample” and then click on “Print”.
- Now you have to follow the onscreen steps and successfully print your sample cheque on a blank page.
- Now you have to put your sample cheque on a blank cheque and compare them to see if the alignment of the sample cheque matches with the alignment of the blank cheque.
- If the alignment of the sample cheque matches with the blank cheque then you are ready to print your regular cheques. If it doesn’t match then move on to the next step.
3rd Step:
- As both the above mentioned steps didn’t align your cheques successfully, now you have to fine tune your cheque alignment.
- Now open QuickBooks online and then click on “+New”.
- Then you have to click on “Print checks” and then click on “Print setup”.
- Then you have to click on “No, continue setup” for two times and then the cheque will open in an alignment window where you can easily modify the margins of your cheque to match it with the sample cheque and give a proper alignment to the cheque.
- Now in the cheque image window, you have to drag the grid so that the numbers remain in the same place they appear on the sample print of the cheque.Thus the alignment of the cheque will be automatically adjusted by QuickBooks online.
- The numbers that appear in the vertical and horizontal field of the sample cheque are adjustable and this will help QuickBooks to know where to print the amount of the cheque.
- Now after successfully adjusting the grid, you have to click on “View preview and print sample”.
- Then you have to click on “Print”.
- Now you have to follow the onscreen steps and successfully print your sample cheque on a blank page.
- Now you have to put your sample cheque on a blank cheque and compare them to see if the alignment of the sample cheque matches with the alignment of the blank cheque.
- If the alignment of the sample cheque doesn’t match with the blank cheque then you should repeat the grid adjustment step again and again until you get an accurate alignment of your cheque.
- Then you have to click on “Finish Setup”.
4th Step:
- If still the alignment of your cheque is not accurate then you have to configure your printer dialog box and adjust the scale in it.
- When you click on the print option in QuickBooks online, it simply opens the default print dialog box.
- You have to adjust the size of the pages and also adjust the scales. The process of adjusting the sizes and scales of pages vary for different print experiences.
- You must follow the step by step procedure to adjust the scales and size in the printer dialog box and then print a properly aligned cheque.
How To Align Pre Printed Cheques In QuickBooks Online
You can fix the alignment of your pre printed cheques in QuickBooks Online Payroll enhanced, Intuit Online payroll and QuickBooks Full service payroll. Now let us have a look at the steps to align it in QBO.
1st Step:
- First of all you have to set up printing preferences
- You have to open the “Settings” option and then click on “Payroll settings”.
- Now go to the preference section and then click on “Paycheck printing”.
- Then you have to click on “Preprinted QuickBooks-compatible voucher check stock”.
- Then you have to either click on “Print 1 stub” or “Print 2 stubs” and then click on “Ok”.
2nd Step:
- Now you have to set up cheque alignment.
- You have to click on “Open Alignment Window” and then print the sample cheque.
- Now you have to follow the onscreen steps and then close the open alignment window.
- Then click on “Align Checks” and successfully print the PDF file.
- Now you have to follow the onscreen steps and then enter the numbers and letters that suits best for the required alignment.
- Then you have to click on “Update Settings” and then click on “Ok”.
Important:-
Let us take an example to know some basic tips to align the print. Let us assume that your current settings in Printer setup preference is the letter L and the number 5. Then after printing a sample paycheck if you observe that
- The information in the sample paycheck is too low, then you have to enter a letter that is before L in the alphabets i.e from A to K. Thus the information will move upwards.
- The information in the sample paycheck is too high, then you have to enter a letter that is after L in the alphabets i.e from M to Z. Thus the information will move downwards.
- The information in the sample paycheck is too far-right, then you have to enter a number that is less than 5 i.e. from 0 to 4. Thus the information will move in the left direction.
- The information in the sample paycheck is too far-left,then you have to enter a number that is greater than 5 i.e. from 6 to 9. Thus the information will move in the right direction.
3rd Step:
- Now you have to print a sample paycheck.
- You have to open the “Payroll” option and then click on “Employees”.
- Then go to the “My Payroll” option and then click on “Paycheck list”.
- Then you have to select a paycheck and then click on “Print”.
Final Words
We hope that now you can align your cheques in QuickBooks Online easily by yourself. Just follow all the steps carefully and keep in mind about the default PDF viewer you are using. We will recommend you to read the entire article and follow all the steps carefully without skipping a single step to complete your process successfully. You can drop a call to us if you need any help from the Wizxpert team +1-844-405-0904.