Money: How Money Determines the Orientation for Check Printing (145998)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Money 2004 Deluxe
  • Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe
  • Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe and Business
  • Microsoft Money 2003 Standard
  • Microsoft Money 2002
  • Microsoft Money 2001
  • Microsoft Money 2000
  • Microsoft Money 99
  • Microsoft Money 98
  • Microsoft Money 97
  • Microsoft Money 2000 Business and Personal
  • Microsoft Money 98 Deluxe Edition
  • Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite
This article was previously published under Q145998

SUMMARY

This article describes how Money determines in what orientation checks print. In some situations, Laser-style checks (Wallet and Standard) may print in landscape orientation because Money remembers how many checks were printed in the previous printing session.

MORE INFORMATION

Non-laser (continuous-feed) checks and Laser Voucher checks always print in portrait orientation.

Money determines the orientation of Laser Standard and Laser Wallet style checks, using the information in the following field in the Print Checks dialog box:

For a partial sheet of checks, load it sideways, and type in the number of checks remaining:

If no numbers are present for the number of checks remaining, Money prints the checks in portrait orientation. If the field setting says one or two checks remain, Money prints in landscape orientation.

The setting entered in this field should be the number of unused checks that are left on your partial sheet. The setting can only be one of the following:
  • <blank>
  • 1
  • 2
Any other entries in the field (including a space) generate an error stating that the number of checks remaining must be one of the three possible settings.

Remembering Previous Settings

Money remembers if the last check printed (from your last check printing session) left you with a partial sheet. If you have a partial sheet of checks, you should start printing with that sheet.

For example, you start printing with a full sheet and print four checks. The next time you print checks, the Print Checks dialog box edit field should contain a two (2), indicating that you have two unused checks on a partial sheet.

Because this is a partial sheet, if you only print two checks this session, you need to feed the partial sheet sideways; Money prints those two checks in landscape orientation.

During the next print session, the edit field should be blank; Money expects to start check printing with a full sheet.

If you need to use a partial sheet and the edit field is blank, enter the number of unused checks on this partial sheet into the edit field. This allows Money to recalibrate and keep track of future check printing.

If your next check is part of a partial sheet, and the edit field correctly indicates the number of checks on that partial sheet, Money starts printing the partial sheet in landscape. Then, Money prints any additional checks in portrait orientation on full sheets.

For example, if you have a partial sheet with two checks remaining and are printing a batch of seven checks, the first two print on the partial sheet in landscape orientation and the remaining five print on the next two full sheets in portrait orientation, leaving one blank (non-printed) check on the last sheet. In this case, Money leaves a one (1) in the edit field, ready for the next time you print checks.

Note Ink-jet style printers may not print partial sheets of checks consistently. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

117505 Money: Printing Partial Sheets of Checks on Inkjet Printers

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/5/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB145998
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