MICR Check Printing

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Posted on by Sunil Chhabra

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I would like to format the check to print the MICR line. It is my understanding is that the MICR is a type of Font.

I added the account at the bottom of the check form, changed it to the MICR font and then printed it and it lines up with our preprinted form.

I will be sending this to the bank for their approval.

My question, is that I have seen several times on this board that GP does not support MICR printing and one has to purchase a third party program for it.

I would appreciate your feedback.

Thanks

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Mariano Gomez 26,225 on at

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Re: MICR Check Printing

MICR printing is supported via Mekorma's MICR product. Check it out at http://www.mekorma.com/mekormamicr/features/index.html

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Bill Campbell 12 on at

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Re: MICR Check Printing

Difference in Mekorma's product and simply changing the font in the last line on a check to MICR is that Mekorma and Create-a-Check from Pirical is that these products could allow you to print the face of the check as well. Create-a-check allows you to have a single blank paper stock and you print to a file that is translated to a different bank layout as needed. So, depending on need, Mekorma works and Create-a-check prints many different company checks on the same blank format.

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Sunil Chhabra 1,958 on at

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Re: Re: MICR Check Printing

I understand that there third party tools available for this.

But my question really is - must we have the third party solution if all you need to place the MICR font on the bottom of the form. Once the form is aligned (manually of course) it does print the MICR font.

I understand that the third party tools come with additional bells and whistles.

But the only requirement is to input the Doc Number, Routing number line at the bottom of the form and format it as MICR and manually verify that it prints exactly where it should.

Is there something wrong with the GP MICR font that it does not work - is this why a third party tool is required?

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K Day 7,365 on at

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Re: Re: Re: MICR Check Printing

I am not an expert on MICR, but I always thought that the premise was that MICR printed checks with a magnetic type of toner so that banks could quickly scan the magnetic toner more efficiently than regular toner / ink. I don't think that MICR is a font. (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition)

I know for a fact that you specifically need a different type of toner in your printer, which is pretty expensive, if you were to use Mecorma's product.

Hope that helps a little.

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Frank Hamelly | MVP... 46,619 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Re: Re: Re: Re: MICR Check Printing

I'm not sure MICR ink is a requirement any longer - at least not with all banks. I have clients that use regular toner in their MICR check printing and it causes no problems with the bank.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: MICR Check Printing

I think banks have lately been adapting a newer technology of scanning fonts through optical rather than magnetic means. However, there are still banks that use the magnetic method. So it may be something to consider when setting up for check printing.

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Karen Biz 5 on at

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: MICR Check Printing

I do not think the special ink is needed, at least with my check writing software.

I download a free check printing software(ezCheckprinting, the business version) from halfpricesoft.com. And I also get some free blank check paper from the same site through its promotion program. Then I print the checks from my home laser printer and pay my bills.

I have used the software for almost one year. My bank has no problem with the checks so far.

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Dick Gray 15 on at

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Re: MICR Check Printing

The MICR Font (E13B) on the bottom of checks is a special font. These fonts are available from several sources under license. Third party providers like Mekorma incorporate the font in their software check printing programs. Banks use the readable font to recognize and sort the checks that are being processed. While there has always been an acception rule regarding the the print medium for the MICR characters and symbols, ink with magnetic particles or toner with magnetic particles is the preferred print medium. About 1/5 of the banks in the US have optical reading systems to determine the readability of the check documents and do not require magnetic print mediums. That means there are 4/5 of the banks still using electro/mechanical equipment to read the MICR lines and those banks need the magnetic particles in the print medium in order to "magnetize" the MICR line for readabilty. Since you can not determine where a check is going to be processed within the Federal Reserve System, and there are provisions for charging an end-user if the check is not readible, it it better to spend the extra money a quality MICR toner and get the added benefit of having more more security feature on the check than to do without and be subject to unexpected costs from a bank.

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RE: MICR Check Printing

Hello all,

Please I need your help.

My question is a little bit different.

GP is not converting amount in word accurately. for example 9999.99

gp will convert it has nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine Naira 99 kobo

but banks in Nigeria cant accept a check that has such an amount in words because the decimal figures is not converted.(nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine Naira ninety nine kobo )

I tried to write a VB script but its giving me Run time error most times but some time it will work.

I decided to have a third party check writing software that can convert all the figures into words and print on a check leaflet.

What kind of software can I use with GP for check writing.

I will really appreciate your support.

Thank you

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L Vail 65,271 on at

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RE: MICR Check Printing

Hi,

I think you would be better served by starting a new thread rather than adding this to the MICR thread. There are several folks who regularly answer questions like yours, but it's not obvious in this thread.

Just a suggestion.

Kind regards,

Leslie

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