Blank cheques versus preprinted cheques
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Sage Intacct cheque printing supports both blank and preprinted cheque stock. Depending on your company's needs, you might prefer one type of cheque stock over the other. Here's what to consider as you choose the type of cheque stock for your current accounts.
Getting started
| Blank cheques | Preprinted cheques | |
|---|---|---|
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Ink |
MICR ink required |
Any ink |
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Printer |
MICR ink printer required |
Any printer |
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Alignment |
Coordinate alignment with your bank |
Align for your printer |
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Currency |
US, MEX, or CAD |
US and CAD |
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Printing format |
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CAD cheques:
Make sure that your checks print correctly and purchase check stock and envelopes from one of our approved suppliers: Use CAD cheque 2.0 as the Printing format when you set up to print cheques for a current account using cheque stock from these suppliers. |
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Appearance |
Blank |
Shows the following:
Requires ordering cheque stock in advance. |
Ongoing
| Blank cheques | Preprinted cheques | |
|---|---|---|
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Loading your printer |
Same cheque stock for all current accounts |
Requires different cheque stock for each current account |
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Cheque numbers |
Automatic cheque numbers |
Confirm next cheque no. |
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Multipage cheque stubs |
Print multipage cheque stubs with cheque |
Print payment copies for any multipage cheque stubs |
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Current accounts |
Print from several current accounts at one time |
Print from one current account at a time |
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Printing paper format |
Can configure to print the cheque on the top, middle, or bottom portion of the paper. |
Can only configure to print the cheque on the top or middle portion of the paper. For CAD cheques, you can print on the top, middle, or bottom portion of the paper. |
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Security |
Choose Business as a printing format, which prints amounts in a font that makes alterations difficult |
Order high security cheque stock, which reduces fraud related to cheque washing, forgery, and copying. |
