Summary: Frequently-asked questions about
writing, printing, and managing checks. Clients & Profits provides
a complete system for writing checks, paying bills, tracking unpaid
vendor invoices, and reconciling bank accounts. This FAQ sheet answers
commonly asked questions about the Clients & Profits checkbook.
Q. Can Clients & Profits print checks on plain paper?
No. Clients & Profits requires pre-printed check forms.
Q. Does Clients & Profits require special checks?
Yes. The check format included in Clients & Profits is fairly
generic and should work with pre-printed forms from a variety of check
printers. However, Clients & Profits only supports full-size,
8 1/2" x 11" pre-printed laser checks from Deluxe Business Forms.
Q. Which check forms can be used with Clients &
Profits?
The following Deluxe 8 1/2 x 11 laser checks are compatible with Clients
& Profits: #080900: This check format places a voucher at the
top, check in the middle, and voucher at the bottom. #081004: This
check format places the check at the top, and two vouchers at the
bottom. Please note that nothing is printed on the second voucher
on the #081004 check format. To test what each check will look like,
print both formats from C&P to blank paper before purchasing your
checks.
Deluxe
Business Forms can be reached at (800) 336-4168. To guarantee
compatibility, use the following ID code when ordering checks from
Deluxe Business Forms: T07101
If you order checks online, choose Computer Checks, then Accounts
Payable Checks. When prompted search for "Clients & Profits"
in their listing of software companies they support. Or enter the
check form number after clicking their Products link.
Q. Do I have to buy checks from Deluxe?
No. But we recommend Deluxe Business Forms because they offer high-quality
forms and reasonable prices, and provide excellent service. Also,
we know their check forms work with Clients & Profits because
they're tested with the software. Checks can be ordered from any bank
or other check supplier, but the forms you buy must match the layout
of the checks printed from Clients & Profits. Clients & Profits,
Inc. does not support non-Deluxe checks. If you don't use Deluxe checks,
your checks might not align properly or have other formatting problems
-- so use non-Deluxe checks at your own risk.
Q. Are multi-part checks available for laser
printers? If so, can Clients & Profits print them?
Deluxe laser checks can be ordered on multi-part forms, for up to
three copies. Each copy is a different color (i.e. white, yellow,
pink). To print multi-part laser checks in Clients & Profits:
enter the check number range, select which type of check form you're
using, and in the print destination window indicate how many copies
of each check should be printed.
Q. Can I use dot-matrix checks with Clients
& Profits?
Not with any current version of Clients & Profits. They aren't
recommended for our old versions. The majority of computer users use
laser and ink-jet printers, which use plain paper and can't handle
pin-fed forms. Laser printers are faster, quieter, cleaner, and more
reliable than dot-matrix printers -- and rarely jam. Dot-matrix
checks are available through Deluxe Business Forms for our old versions.
Q. Should I get samples of the checks before
ordering them?
Yes -- you should definitely get samples. Print a few test copies
of typical checks from Clients & Profits to verify the form's
alignment. This is especially important if you purchase checks for
a bank or some third-part check printer.
Q. Why won't Clients & Profits print two
stubs on the check?
There's a technical limitation that prevents it. Each report in Clients
& Profits has one "detail" section that contains the
body of the report. Each report can only print the detail section
once, which means the stub information -- which is the report's detail
-- couldn't be printed twice. It will always be a limitation.
