Align Laser Checks

Overview

When you Align Laser Checks you do it system wide. It other words once you make you adjustments to get the check to print out correctly. These adjustments will apply to all clients.

Note: There is an override per client.

Company -> Check Writing Name & Address Tab -> Client Specific Check

Enable this option and make any adjustments you want and they will only apply to this client.

You can also add up to (3) Logo's to the check. See the section below that explains the steps.

Align Laser Checks

1. Access the Align Check option:
   
   Setup -> Align Laser Checks
   
   
2. Select the type of checks your are using
   
   
   • Pre-Printed Checks
   • MICR Encoded Checks
   
   Note: The MICR feature is an add-on which the customer must have paid for and which must be enabled before it will work. The feature is enabled when they license the system. If the feature is not enabled the MICR radio button will be grayed out (unavailable).
   
   
3. Select the layout of your check
   
   
   • Stub / Check / Stub (default)
   • Stun / Stub / Check
   • Check / Stub / Stub
   • Stub / Check
   • Check / Stub
   
   Note: Selecting any of the Set/Reset to Standard check boxes will reset all the fields back to the original default settings. Thus if they had previously move some fields around all of their work will be erased.
   
   Note: If you change the style of check the system will reset all the fields back to the original default settings for the previously selected check. Thus if they had previously move some fields around all of their work will be erased.
   
   
4. Click Ok to advance to the Adjust Print Position screen
   
   
5. Select whether you want to move:
   
   
   • Individual Field
   • Whole Page
   
   
6. If you want to move an individual field, select the field from the drop-down list.
   
   
7. Click on the Modify Location button.
   
   
8. Select the direction and the number of TWIPS to move by.
   
   

   Twips	Inches
   180	1/8
   360	1/4
   720	1/2
   1080	3/4
   1440	1

   
   
9. Click on the Test Print button to verify the postion.
   
   Note: If you get totally confused. Click the Reset Check to Original Values and start over.

Logo's

The Logo's are setup per Cash Account. So if you have more then one Cash Account you would have to setup each account indivivdually.

1. Setup -> Accounts -> Cash Accounts
   
   
   1. Enter the Cash Account Number and press [Enter].
   2. Click on the Check Writing Logos Tab.
   3. Enter the path to where the file is located or click on the Folder Icon and browse to the location.
   4. If need be you can also Scale the size on the file that prints.
      
      Note: The scaling factor will apply to all (3) logos.
      
   
   
2. Setup -> Align Laser Checks.
   
   
   1. Enter the Cash Account Number you want to align.
   2. Click OK
   3. Using the Field Name Pull-Down select Logo1, Logo2 or Logo3.
   4. Click on Modify Location.
   5. Enter your adjustments and click OK
   6. Click on the Test Print button.
   7. Keep making adjustments until you are satisfied.
      
      Note: If you want the logo on the check, a good adjustment to start with would be to Down -> 5760 twips or about 4" down.