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Your first thirty minutes

A realistic path from a new account to a correctly aligned test print.

Last updated Aug 3, 20261 min read

Work in this order. Each step depends on the one before it.

The path

  1. Step 1: Create your businessName, address, and contact details as they should print.
  2. Step 2: Add the bank accountRouting number, account number, bank name and address, and the next check number.
  3. Step 3: Capture MICR from an existing checkOptional but recommended. It matches your bank's exact structure.
  4. Step 4: Choose your check stockPick the preset that matches the paper you bought.
  5. Step 5: Create a designStart from a layout, adjust the face, then publish a version.
  6. Step 6: Set up your printerCreate a printer profile and load a MICR cartridge.
  7. Step 7: Run a calibration pageMeasure the offset and save it.
  8. Step 8: Print a sampleOn plain paper first, held against a blank sheet of check stock.
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