Cheque Printing Format In Excel Uae
Athina Dollison
I keep my excel worksheets in "Page Layout" mode when I work, I find it best when I plan to print the document in the end. In the last 2 weeks, none of the documents I've printed are coming out the way they appear on the workbook.
@SergeiBaklan You legend! I have been having issues with printing to PDFs on two of nine PCs for months if not years. I was having to get other people in the office to print certain (not all) spreadsheets to PDF for me. This solved the issue for me. Thanks!
Writing checks makes me angry. Not because it represents a withdrawal from one of my accounts. I'm OK with that. I just really don't enjoy engaging in the physical act of sitting down and scribbling on a piece of paper, knowing that there are much better ways to relay money these days. I'm all about efficiency, and check-writing is all about... something else.
But, there are still situations in life where cutting a check is still the best or only option. They're becoming fewer and far between, but they still exist - occurring often enough to be annoying/frustrating/anger-inducing.
I have both personal and business checking accounts, which compounds the issue. But, I've always historically used QuickBooks to manage my corporate books. The nice thing about QuickBooks is that you can print checks directly from the software. The crappy thing about QuickBooks, though, is that they come out with a new, more expensive version every month and a half. (I kid. It's every year.) And given that I use very few features in the software, I have no reason to upgrade (except when it holds me back from upgrading my Mac's operating system, the situation I'm currently in). Grrr.
I've looked at QuickBooks alternatives several times in the past, typically web-based options. However, each time, the deal-breaker for me has been lack of support for printing checks! (Seriously, I dislike writing checks that much.) I looked around for some sort of stand-alone check printing option, but I couldn't find any. I surmised that there must be some sort of Word/Excel/HTML template out there that would help facilitate check-printing, but I couldn't find one.
So, I finally did what any capable, but frustrated, software developer would do in my situation - I built one myself. And so, I offer you an HTML file that will allow you to print QuickBooks-compliant standard business checks!
I've been using it for nearly a year now with no issues, allowing me to finally ditch QuickBooks all-together. So, if you have any similar need, please head on over to my check-print project on GitHub and download the template. Full instructions are provided on the project page.
I have been using SlickPie online accounting software. In my experience I have shared Its coolest accounting software. Based on my business to customise all fields, keep track of all process. The software works fine and it's indeed pretty simple to use. The invoices are super easy to create. I can send invoices to clients on a daily basis with the help of this. Highly recommend it.
Pretty good. Margins need to be adjusted for other browsers and operating systems. On mine the lines printed a half-inch too high. I could see value in creating a web form so I don't need to type in the fields each time. I spent more time trying to modify the HTML to print one check than it takes to hand-write it.
Hey, thanks for trying it out and for the feedback, Dominic! I totally agree about putting a web form on top of it. For my own purposes, though, I haven't needed it. If it gets enough usage and I get more feedback akin to yours, I'd be willing to put some additional effort into it.
I, too, loath writing cheques and want to escape the horror that is QuickBooks. I'm not particularly tech savvy, so having a web form would be really helpful. I'd definitely donate! Let's be honest - I'd rather send my money to you than the goliath that has held my cheque-printing habits hostage for the last five years.
Too amazing. And simple enough to get the job done. We are non-profit and carrying the cost of Quickbooks when we have a very simple accounting process with only 1-5 checks being written within a month or two; was just not feasible. This is our solution ?
I wasn't aware of Kashoo. Thanks for the heads-up. Their site mentions nothing about printing checks, so I would have had no idea that they offer that functionality if you hadn't brought it to my attention.
Isn't it amazing that we could not find ANY template! I couldn't find one. Then I "got smart" and tried searches honing in on Word. Nothing until I came across you. I'm not sure how to make use of your program. I'm not an HTML editor. Pasted your code into Notebook text editor and an online HTML editor. In both cases I only saw the same code. Even when I opened the .txt file with Firefox. All I saw was the code. Would love to try it with your help. Thanks!
hi everyone, I developed a system where in you only have to export the transaction journal - right after writing the check in quickbooks - in excel then a series of formulas automatically places the values from the exported transaction journal to the rightful place of the values to the check - ready for printing directly to the check. any one interested just let me know
The software is Free for 30 days. But if you like the software and if you feel like purchasing it forever, the cost of registered key or what we call it as licence is INR 3371/- (including the service tax!)
Thanks for the info, Priyanka. However, you should be aware that the vast majority of people that read this article are American. As such, "INR 3371/-" means little to nothing to them (or me). I suggest you simply put pricing information on your site.
After you click on the template link and the page comes up, click on the "Raw" button. This is the HTML file that you want to save (File -> Save Page As...) to your computer (with a .html file extension). To be honest, Firefox on my Mac is the only browser I've tested this with, so I'm pretty sure your browser isn't the problem. Let me know if it works any better for you.
Kinda late to the party here but your HTML file helped me tremendously to avoid Quickbooks so thank you for that. To simplify things and as some of the other folk who commented requested, i threw together a quick GUI which makes things a little easier to manage. You can find it on my blog at -writing-without-quickbooks/
I enjoyed your article on check writing. I've been printing checks for over twenty years now. I've had many people that don't like Quickbooks. Some have custom check programs that the enjoy better. I pretty much have see all of them. Since I have print checks to there check setup. I have seen less and less of the custom checks and more leaning to Quickbooks just out of convince. I actually had a programmer design me a nice one that works just fine. It was about a third the cost of Quickbooks.
Hey this worked great! Had to tweak it a bit, but it does the trick. The only problem I am having is that when I open it in Firefox or Chrome the file path appears in upper right hand corner and prints on the checks (e.g - file:///E:Desktop/test.html). Anyone know a way to remove this? Thanks for the great file though!
I had this issue. In the Firefox print dialog, search for an option to set all six positions of the "Page Headers" and "Page Footers" (Left, Center, and Right) to "--blank--". On my Mac, this is in the "Firefox" section of the Print dialog. I would think an equivalent option should be available in Windows and in Chrome. Good luck.
If you want a totally free 'real' professional quality business accounting system that has been around for years and will print checks for you, I suggest checking out BS/1 from Davis Software. The basic version is entirely free. I've been using this software for the past year to do the books for a non-profit group associated with my daughter's school. Perhaps it is not as easy to use as QuickBooks, but the price (free) makes up for it.
Replacing the "REPLACE-ME" values with a (quoted) empty zero-length string is probably best. If you delete them completely, you run the risk of raising an error by leaving an unbalanced quotation mark, deleting a comma, etc.
I manage a small family trust and like you, I've gotten averse to Quickbooks. It seems to be a great product but it's not right for me. So I wrote an Excel spreadsheet to keep my check register and print checks. And I've been using it successfully for years. But now I want to print to wallet sized checks which are 2.75"x6" and the minimum size for most B&W laser multifunction printers is 3"x5". Have you found a printer that does small checks?
The following procedure shows how to pay a vendor with a computer checks by applying the payment to the relevant vendor invoice, printing the check, and then posting the payment as paid. This results in positive vendor ledger entries, applied to negative bank ledger entries, and physical checks for processing in the bank.
To make sure that your bank only clears validated checks and amounts, you can send them a file that contains vendor, check, and payment information. For more information, see Export a Positive Pay file.
Your printer must be correctly set up with the check forms, and you must define which check layout to use. For more information, see Select a Check Layout. Alternatively, you can send the check as a PDF file, for example.
You can print up to 10 invoices on a page for a check stub. If a check applies to more than 10 invoices, when you print the stub we void the check on the first page and print the word VOID on the check. We then print the remainder of the invoices and the total check amount on the second page.
If you want to print and pay checks in more than one currency from different bank accounts, you must run the Print Check batch job separately for each currency and specify the appropriate bank account.
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