Before you can use Breeze to print checks, you need to set up the bank account for check printing. You will also need to purchase blank check stock and load it in your printer. Breeze is designed to work with blank check stock, not preprinted stock.

After you have set up the bank account, you can print checks at Accounting > Accounts Payable > Make Payments.

1. Go to Accounting > Banking > Bank Accounts.

2. Select the account you want to set up for printing.

3. Click the Payment Setup tab.

4. Complete the Payment Setup tab.

Enter the Bank Name and Bank Address as they should appear on the check.

In the Payer Name and Payer Address fields, enter your name and address (or your company's).

In the Check Printing Setup section, enter identifying information for the bank and the bank account.

The following graphic shows where the different numbers appear on the check.

The Account Number identifies your account. The ABA Number and the Routing Number both identify the bank, but they are not the same thing, and they have different formats.

The ABA Number has three parts that represent the geographic location of the bank, the bank itself, and the Federal Reserve Bank. It is found in the upper right-hand corner of a check.

The Routing Number has two parts that refer to the Federal Reserve Bank and the bank itself. It is located at the bottom of a check.

The check number comes from the Next Numbers tab.

5. Complete the middle part of the screen (the first section on the Check Format tab).

Select a Style and Stub Position. Printed checks include a check-stub section for your files. If you use 8.5 × 11 stock, that section can be a copy of the check or a copy of the stub. If you use 8.5 × 14 stock, Breeze prints a copy of both the check and the stub.

The Stub Position can be above the check or below it.

The Date Format and Date Separator fields allow you to change the format of the date.

The Amount Format field gives different options for the amount field.

6. The remaining fields in this section (Printer's Top Margin to Stub Top Margin) can be used to position the check, stub, and file copy on the blank check stock.

For most clients, the default values (shown above) are appropriate. If you need to make adjustments, make them in small increments, and then print a test check to view the results.

The same holds true for the fields in the line-by-line section. For most clients, the defaults are appropriate.

7. Click the Test Check button. A sample check will appear in a popup window. You can print the check from there.

By default, most browsers block popups. In order to print checks from Breeze, you must enable them.

If you try to print a check (or a test check) and popups are being blocked, an error icon will appear in the upper right hand corner of the browser window. The following example shows the icon in Chrome.

When you click the icon, a dialog box appears.

You can open the popup (by clicking the link), or you can choose to allow all popups from the current website. If you are going to print checks from Breeze, we recommend that you allow popups from the Breeze website.