Vendor Check Print Settings

Thanks for reaching out to us, @MickeyK.

I want to help you with this check alignment concern in QuickBooks Desktop. 

Please know that QuickBooks has its own checks that are compatible with the program. If you purchased from a different source, it doesn't guarantee that the alignment will match with the grids in QuickBooks.

Please let me know if these are the steps you've tried earlier:

1. Go to File , then choose Printer Setup.
2. From the Form Name drop-down menu, select Check/Paycheck.
3. For the check style, choose Voucher.
4. Click the Align button.
5. Press Print Sample, then compare it to your pre-printed checks.
6. Using the grid on the sample, adjust the horizontal and vertical settings, then click OK.
7. Click Align again and print another sample.
8. Compare the sample to your check stock and adjust the alignment again as necessary.
9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 until you have the alignment perfect.

If yes, I've added some articles that will help you resolve common printing and alignment issues on continuous-feed printers:

• Align forms for dot matrix printers
• Troubleshoot PDF and Print problems with QuickBooks Desktop

Please update me how it goes. I want to make sure you can print the checks properly. Just mention me or reply to this thread for the details.

Yes, I followed these steps but as mentioned it is ONLY allowing me to change the grid #2. It does not give me the option to change the "pay to the order" line.

Hello, MickeyK.

Thank you for taking the time to set up the alignment when printing vendor checks by following the instructions provided above by my colleague. I'll share some troubleshooting procedures to determine if this is an issue with the QuickBooks program or the preprinted checks.

Let's download and install QuickBooks Tool Hub. Then, you can run the QuickBooks PDF & Print Repair Tool to resolve any printing-related issues with the program. I'll show you how.

1. Close QuickBooks.
2. Download the most recent version (1.5.0.0) of the QuickBooks Tool Hub. Save the file somewhere you can easily find it.
3. Open the file you downloaded (QuickBooksToolHub.exe).
4. Follow the on-screen steps to install and agree to the terms and conditions.
5. Once done, double-click the icon on your Windows desktop to open the tool hub.

Once installed, run the QuickBooks PDF & Print Repair Tool from the tool hub.

Here's how:

1. In the QuickBooks Tool Hub, click Program Problems.
2. Select QuickBooks PDF & Print Repair Tool. 
3. Attempt to print, email, or save as a PDF from QuickBooks Desktop again.

If the same, the preprinted check you have isn't QuickBooks formatted. I recommend purchasing a preprinted check directly from the IntuitMarket website. 

I'm also adding this article for your reference: Create, modify, and print checks.

Let us know if you need further assistance with printing checks in QuickBooks. We're always here to help you.

I had some true Intuit checks and they were still off. I ended up playing around with the alignment and getting it to work but QuickBooks options to adjust print settings is atrocious. My co-worker has the same HP printer and both of our settings in QuickBooks and Printer Settings on the printer are the same and they print differently for spacing. Normally this would not be a big deal but my printer started doing this out of nowhere with no change so that part in itself does not help.

I contacted 2 tech support people at QuickBooks and neither of them were of much help or had any input on how to fix or why its happening.

Thanks for following up with us, @MickeyK. 

I'm happy to see that you were able to make the adjustments to have the alignment just right. 

I agree, having a better option for adjustments would be more beneficial for all of our users. That said, I think this would be the perfect time to submit this suggestion to our Product Development Team. This way, the feedback can be considered for a future update. You can use the link I've included below to send in any thoughts or suggestions to help improve our product. 

• Send Feedback in QuickBooks Online

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I'm always here to lend a hand. Have a good one!