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General Questions
Purchase and License Registration
Download, Install and Uninstall QuickBooks Virtual Printer
Update and Rollback
Upgrade
Quick Start Guide
Account Setup
QuickBooks Check Printing
Data Backup, Restore and Transfer
Network Printing (Multiple-user version)
For Apple MAC Users
Troubleshooting
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FAQs about ezCheckPrinting Software
General Question about QuickBooks Check Printing through EzCheckPrinting Virtual Printer:
How ezCheckPrinting works with QuickBooks
ezCheckPrinting is the check writing and printing software. User can use it with Quicken, Quickbooks or other software in the following ways.
1. Print the blank pre-printed check for QuickBooks, Quicken or other software
2. Print checks.
Learn
more details
here.
Why ezCheckPrinting can print QuickBooks/Quicken Checks on blank stock?
Does this ezCheckPrinting virtual printer works with QuickBooks online version?
Yes. EzCheckPrinting Virtual Printer works with both QuickBooks desktop version and online vesion.
Is Check Printing Legal?
Yes, printing checks from your own printer is perfectly legal. However, they must be printed on special paper.
What is the cost?
Do I need special printer toner?
If you have pre-printed checks with MICR encoding, you can use any printer. If you need to print checks on blank stock, we suggest customers to use MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) toner and MICR ink for the best printing quality. However, many US bank are using Optical check reader today which can scan the checks printed on blank stock with regular office/home laser printers.A jet or dot matrix printer CAN'T be used to print checks on blank check stock.
What kind of blank check paper is acceptable?
DO NOT use plain paper! Blank check stock has security features (watermarks, micro printing, etc.) which help prevent fraud. ezCheckPrinting will work with any blank computer check paper with 8-1/2" X 11" size and check with size 8-1/2" X 3-1/2". EzCheckPrinting supports check-on-top, check-at-bottom and three-per-page format. (Note: the QB virtual printer cannot support Middle format blank stock.)
Does ezCheckPrinting Virtual Printer print the MICR encoding on checks?
Yes, ezCheckPrinting check writer does print the MICR encoding on checks. You can print MICR bank routing numbers, account numbers, check numbers and bank information on blank check stock using a laser printer.
Can ezCheckPrinting Virtual Printer print Paycheck with stubs from QuickBooks?
Yes, our check writer can print the the deductions and taxes on the stubs for QuickBooks customers.
What are the system requirements for ezCheckPrinting?
ezCheckPrinting works on Windows XP/7/8/10/11 and later, 32-bit/64-bit system or MAC computer installed with Virtual Machine or Parallels.
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Purchase and License Registration:
Do I need to purchase both ezCheckPrinting and Virtual Printer
QuickBooks virtual printer is the optional add-on of ezCheckPrinting software for QuickBooks users. You need to purchase the bundle version of ezCheckPrinting and virtual printer to print checks from QuickBooks/Quicken. If you already purchased ezCheckPrinting software, you can purchase the virtual printer only.
How long does it take to get the license key code?
Our system will email the keycode instantly once the transacton completes. If you cannot get keycode in 30 minutes, please feel free to contact us at the support page.
Can I get ezCheckPrinting and Virtual Printer for free?
No. We stopped to offer ezCheckPrinting free option now.
I already purchased ezCheckPrinitng. Can I purchase ezCheckPrinting Virtual Printer only instead of the bundle version to print QuickBooks Check?
Yes, you can. Please
contact us
to upgrade your order to ezCheckPrinting for QB bundle version.
How to register the key code
How to transfer the license to a new computer
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Download, Install and Uninstall:
What are the System Requirements for ezCheckPrinting software?
- ezCheckPrinting has both Windows and MAC version. It can run on both Windows and Mac directly.
- QB virtual printer has Windows verison only. QB virtual printer can run on Windows and Mac installed with Virtual Machine or Parallels.
Can ezCheckPrinting run on a MAC?
Please check this article
How to run Windows application on MAC
Does the free trial version have any limitations?
The trial version will print "SAMPLE" images or trial watermarks on checks. You can enter the key to remove it. And all your data will stay there.
How to uninstall EzCheckPrinting QuickBooks Virtual Printer?
Open
Programs and Features
by clicking the
Start
button , clicking
Control Panel
, clicking
Programs
, and then clicking
Programs and Features
. Select EzCheckPrinting QuickBooks Virtual Printer from program list, and then click Uninstall.
I cannot find ezCheckPrinting QuickBooks Printer from printer list
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Update and Rollback
How to know the version number of my installed ezCheckPrinting and virtual printer
How to update ezCheckPrinting and Virtual Printer
How to rollback ezCheckPrinting and virtual printer
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Upgrade ezCheckPrinting
I have a single user version. How can I upgrade it to multiple users version?
You can upgrade your ezCheckPrinting by paying the price difference plus $5 to handle the extra transaction cost. You can contact us at services@halfpricesoft.com or
support page
. We will send you the special upgrade link.
Please let us know:
- The email you used or the transaction ID or receipt ID for your previous order
- The new version that you need
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Account Setup
I have three companies. Can ezCheckPrinting supports multiple accounts?
Yes, ezCheckPrinting can support unlimited accounts with one flat rate. There is no extra charge for each new account.
How to select a different check account
.
How to add a new check account
.
How to set up a new check account
.
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Check Setup and Printing
How to print QuickBooks checks on blank stock in one step
How to print QuickBooks checks on blank stock in two steps
You can use this guide as a quick check printing solution if you cannot print QB checks via virtual printer in one step.
How to print QuickBooks compatible blank checks with MICR encoding to fill in manually or by QuickBooks
How to change current check number
How can I adjust the check printing position? The MICR line is too high.
You can open the check setup screen by clicking the top menu "settings->Check setup". You need to adjust the check print out position by modifying the "Offset left", "Offset right", "Offset up" or "Offset down" value. If you need to print the check lower, you can increase the value of "Offset down" to print the check lower.
How do I know if the check is properly aligned?
You can print out "Check Alignment Page" and align you check on the bottom and right line to check if the Routing Number fits inside the correct box. The "Print Check Alignment" button is on "Check Setup Page". The Routing Number includes the leading symbol.
Does ezCheckPrinting support logo?
Yes, ezCheckPrinting supports logo and signature images. Here is the step by step guide on
how to print check with logo
.
How to write check on pre-printed checks?
ezCheckPrinting can write check on pre-printed checks or print check on the blank check stock. You can choose this option from check setup screen.
What kind of file format is acceptable for signature?
The signature image file can accept .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .tiff and .png.
How can I create a signature file?
The easiest way is using free Windows Paint from Accessories -> Paint. You can set the image size to 150 X 50 in Pixel from Image-Attributes. And then use the pen to draw your signature.
Can ezCheckPrinting print pre-approved draft checks?
Yes, ezCheckPrinting allows user to create check draft. Learn more details
here
.
The MICR fonts are not printed correctly on check. How to fix it?
The most common reason for font display problem is the MICR font was not installed correctly. Usually re-install check writer software on your machine can solve this problem. Learn more details
here
.
How to print check over network?
ezCheckPrinting network version supports this feature. Learn more details
here
.
Can I use different format check paper, for example: 3-per-page?
Yes, you can print QuickBooks checks on "3-per-page", "Top" and "Bottom" format blank stock sheets. However, ezCheckPrinting Virtual Printer does not support the Middle format.
How to print QB checks on 3-per-page sheet
How to print QuickBooks Direct Deposit Checks
.
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Data Backup, Restore and Transfer
How to back up data?
How to restore data?
Computer crashed: how to transfer data to a new computer?
Purhcase a new computer: how to transfer data to a new computer?
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Network Printing
How to print check over network?
With ezCheckPrinting network version, multiple users can print checks over network from the database. Click here to learn
How to print QuickBooks Checks from over network
.
Our QuickBooks application is installed on server. We need to remotely access server to print checks. Can ezCheckPrinting work for us?
Yes, you can use ezCheckPrinting to print checks on blank stock when your QuickBooks is installed on sever. Click here to learn
How to print QuickBooks Checks from server
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for Mac Customers
Can ezCheckPrinting runs on Mac machine
You can run
ezCheckPrinting Mac version
on Mac machine directly. However, the virtual printer cannot run on MAC machine directly. You can
run ezCheckPrinting and Virtual Printer Windows version on Mac machine with Parallels or virtual machine
.
Does virtual printer run on Mac machine?
ezCheckPrinting Virtual printer cannot run on MAC machine directly now. However, you can
run ezCheckPrinting Windows version on Mac machine with Parallels or virtual machine
.
Can ezCheckPrinting works for QuickBooks Mac version?
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Troubleshooting:
Check Scanning Issue
Why the bank cannot read my check
License Registration Issue
I just purchased the new license, but could not register it.
I received the "invalid license" error after I updated ezCheckPrinting software
Check Printing Errors and Solutions
1.
"Invalid QuickBooks checks" error and solution
2.
"Index was out of bounds of array" error and solution
3.
"Data type mismatch in criteria expression" error and solution
4.
"Error in finding check numbers" error and solution
5.
"Cannot find database" error.
You need to run ezCheckPrinting appliaction at least once to initialize the database before you can print a check from QuickBooks. Please start ezCheckPrinting application and print a test check from ezCheckPrinting with a REAL physical printer (not virtual printer) on paper. Then you can print a check from QuickBooks through Virtual Printer. If you still see this error, please contact us from our support page.
6.
Why just half of check or image or form or report printed from my printer?
The most common reason for this issue is the printer uses the wrong size paper. You should use the Letter size paper when you print the check. And several other settings may also cause this printing problem.
7.
I cannot print QuickBooks checks after I upgraded system to Windows 11
8.
Invalid Format issue
9.
I cannot see the pop up window to select account and printer when I print QuickBooks checks with the virtual printer.
10.
Quick solution if you see virtual printer issue and need to write checks now
You can follow this guide to print pre-printed blank checks with bank information, insert them into your printer, and then start QuickBooks, fill in the check data with a real printer. You can conctact us later when you have time.
11.
How to remove the TRIAL image
12.
QuickBooks check printing: wrong date issue and solution
Installation Issue
ezCheckPrinting Installation Issues and Solutions
I cannot find ezCheckPrinting QuickBooks Printer from printer list
I got PORT ERROR message when I installed ezCheckPrinting QuickBooks Virtual Printer
Running Issue
What permissions do I need to run ezCheckPrinting with QuickBooks
I cannot see the pop up screen to change check account, printer and to enter the check number
When I print QuickBooks checks through Virtual Printer, I got database errors. Why?
You may not have enough permissions on local machine.
To install database correctly, you need to have administrator permission to install ezCheckPrinting. When you run ezCheckPrinting, some operations require you have permission to create a new database files on your local machine, such as "New Company".
Check Alignment and Display Issue
When I print checks, the fonts for the bank account number on my check does not display correctly. Why?
It is a font problem.
1) You need to have administrator permission to install ezCheckPrinting.
2) After installation, please restart your machine.
When I print QuickBooks check, the top check is perfect but the two stubs are printed two high. How can adjust check margin to fix this issue.
How can I adjust the check printing position? The MICR line is too high.
You can open the check setup screen by clicking the top menu "settings->Check setup". You need to adjust the check print out position by modifying the "Offset left", "Offset right", "Offset up" or "Offset down" value. For example: If you need to print the check lower, you can increase the value of "Offset down" to print the check lower. The default value is "0". You can try "0.5" first. If it is still too high, you can increase the value.