I would like to have information appear in the memo line of checks. How do I make this happen? I type information on the bill but it does not print on the check.

Thanks for posting your concern in the Community, denard

I’m here to share some information about printing checks without the Memo field. 

At this time, keeping the Memo field from printing on the checks is unavailable. This is one of the few areas that don’t have customization options in QuickBooks Online since it automatically pulls up the information you’ve entered on the bill.

In the meantime, open each transaction and manually remove the memo before printing. The following are the only information you can customize to display and print on a check:

• Print account names on the voucher.
• Change the check date when non-cleared checks are printed.
• Start with payee field on the check.
• Warn about duplicate check numbers.
• Auto fill payee account number in the memo.

You may refer to this article for more information: Printing Paychecks and Paystubs

If you have any other questions let me know by replying below.

Your answer does not address the question.  The question is how to get the memo line to print on the check, not how to prevent if from printing.

I have a similar question. I want to put notations in the memo prior to printing, but that field is not available to edit until after I have saved.  Do I have to save and reopen to access the memo field?  This is very awkward!  Why is the memo line not one of the fields to complete when issuing a payment?  Vendors want us to put our customer number in the memo.  I often want a notation as to what the payment was for in the check record.  This really should be fixed!

I'll share some steps you can follow to help you achieve your goal.

These steps allow you to print memos directly to your checks:

1. Go to Expenses, then select Expenses.
2. Open the bill that has the memo on it. You want to appear on the printed bill payment check.
3. Take note of the details. I recommend copying it (to paste it later on the bill payment).
4. Select Save and Close.

Next, you'll need to print the check. Here's how:

1. Go to + New.
2. Under Vendors, select Pay Bills.
3. Select the bill you copied the memo from.
4. Enter the correct amount, then click Save and print.
5. In the Print Checks screen, select the Bill Payment (Check).
6. On the Bill Payment screen, go to the Memo field and enter or paste the memo.
7. Verify you have the correct Starting check #.
8. Select Preview and Print, then Print. And you are good to go.

You can utilize these articles as your reference in the future:

• When the memo field will and will not print. 
• Enter and manage bills and bill payments in QuickBooks Online. 

For additional QuickBooks-related concerns, don't hesitate to post them here in the Community. We're always available and willing to lend a hand to your queries. Have a great day ahead.

Is this at all being looked at to be fixed? I just moved to QBO and am seriously thinking of moving my whole organization back to desktop if this cannot be fixed. I have to print a large volume of checks, and it is insane that this automated feature was removed to a manual one. The point of moving to this program was for its ability to automate, and you have completely done the opposite.

Thanks for getting involved with this thread, Food12345.

I can certainly understand how an ability to automate the process of entering memos and printing them on checks could be useful and have submitted a suggestion about it as of today.

You can also submit your own feature requests while signed in.

Here's how:

1. Use the Gear icon, then go to Feedback.
2. Enter your suggestion(s) in the Have feedback? window.
3. If necessary, attach a file with your Camera icon.
4. Select Next.
   
   

Your feedback's definitely valuable to Intuit. It will be reviewed by our Product Development team and considered in future updates. You can stay up-to-date with the latest news about your product by reviewing Intuit's Product Updates webpage.

You also have the option of checking our QuickBooks App Store for apps which may be able to help you achieve what you're looking to do.

For the time being, you can use the steps in JamesAndrewM's post to enter memos on checks and print them.

Please don't hesitate to send a reply if there's any additional questions. Have an awesome Friday!

I totally agree!  This is ridiculous to have to jump through all these hoops to get a simple memo line to print on your checks!  Our accountant "forced" our business to switch to QB Online, and the desktop was soooo much better!