On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM <jwhu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I used to be able to print checks using gnucash. I have a HP Lazerjet > 1012, and I would put check in the center print input area. Some of the > "chk" files would create check going in the correct way, the short part > of the check going first. But it would be on the left and not in the > center. And I could never modify a "chk" file to correctly do it. Does > anybody have a "chk" file that will do this? >
It has been many years since I printed checks, but the ones I used successfully back then were the kind that print one or three checks onto a standard letter-size sheet of paper. I had chosen the kind with a single check at the bottom and the top two thirds were "stubs." The paper fed into my printer just like any other letter-size paper stock. I found the whole process cumbersome for the low quantity of checks I write, so when I changed banks I shredded the remaining check stock. I still have the approximately 500 window envelopes remaining, however! For years I have used an inkjet printer to ENDORSE checks received, and a few weeks ago the printer suddenly quit functioning. I have been disappointed that the new "ink tank" printer I purchased cannot reliably handle a check for endorsement, despite its ability to print onto a (similarly sized) envelope. I found that the checks would feed straight at first and then slip sideways and blob excessive amounts of ink onto the check in addition to the badly skewed text. I finally found I could put a check in an envelope with a rectangular hole cut for the check endorsement, and that seems to be working. Maybe you can find a way to hold each check in position as it feeds through the printer. I do recall seeing details somewhere describing how to get GnuCash to print text exactly where you want (which unfortunately seems to vary somewhat from printer to printer). I recall printing numerous test pages after changing parameters, then holding the printed plain sheet up to a strong light to see exactly how its text aligns with the check stock. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
