Access

Use menu path: Accounting > Accounts Payable > Company Maintenance > Check Format.

 

 

Alignment tests are printed to the check printer that you define in system preferences.

 

 

AP Check Format Controls

Click the drop down menu button and choose a format.

 

If you select Continuous Form, the "Form Feed After Stub is Printed" and the "Form Feed After Check is Printed" check boxes will be enabled.

 

If you select Laser Printer, the "Form Feed After Stub is Printed" and the "Form Feed After Check is Printed" check boxes will be disabled. The Laser Printer format does not allow a form feed to be generated after the top stub or the check has been printed, while Continuous Form does allow a form feed to be generated.

 

 

Check this box to copy the printer font setting from system preferences.

 

The Check Format does not select a printer.

 

Stub Options

This is the maximum number of lines that can fit on a check stub. This number is typically in the teens or more. When a check is printed, the stub lists the payables associated with the check, one line per payable. The number of lines on the stub includes the payables, as well as the lines that comprise the stub header and footer.

 

If a check is printed where the number of payables plus the stub head and footer exceed the maximum, no payables will be printed on the stub. However, the Check Register report will show you all the payables associated with a check.

 

This is the number of payables that can fit on a check stub. This field is updated when the window is first opened, and after clicking the "Apply" button has saved pending changes.  his field is for informational purposes only and cannot be edited.

 

Specify how many characters should be printed for the "Reference" value.

To modify the length of the Print AP Checks Reference field use up / down button arrows to change the field length, the maximum value is 20 characters. This field is located in the Receive by PO, Receive by Item & Receive by Date dialogs.