Newbie - Check Formatting
Dr. Timothy B. Jones
tbj at timothybjones.net
Tue Oct 11 15:26:46 EDT 2016
Dave
I use the Quicken Top check writing template. Trust me....keep this as simple as possible. Have Deluxe print your laser checks....they can put your logo and signature on the check for you. The gnu template for Quicken Top mount full page will do the rest. Keep the check writing template simple and stock and let your check printer do the rest. That way updates to the software won't impact your layout. On a side note....preprinted signatures are risky. Signature plates are very reasonable and safer if you have more than you want to hand sign....in fact you can sign, fold and seal if you print a lot of checks. Again, you can buy refurbished equipment reasonably. I sign about 70 checks a month and I choose to touch and sign each one as my internal control. Good luck, Timothy
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> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 14:26:51 -0400
> From: Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU>
> To: "DaveH" <info at blackmountainforge.com>
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> periods (DaveC49)
> 5. Adding Permanent Note (Dick Barmann)
> 6. Re: Managing stocks in foreign currencies (Roman Decker)
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> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 14:26:51 -0400
> From: Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU>
> To: "DaveH" <info at blackmountainforge.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Newbie - check formatting
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> Hi Dave,
>
> Your question made it to the list. The lack of a response implies that
> nobody really knows the answer. The author of the check printing code
> isn't around anymore, and I suspect nobody else has really looked deeply
> into it.
>
> I would propose that you try it out and see what you get? Use blank
> paper instead of checks in your testing. I would guess that jpg, png,
> ps, and pdf are all valid forms, but I don't know for sure. Once you
> test various forms you should come back and let everyone know!
>
> Good Luck,
>
> -derek
>
> "DaveH" <info at blackmountainforge.com> writes:
>
>> PING?
>>
>> Sent this email two weeks ago and received no replies to it but see other
>> traffic on this list.
>>
>> Still asking:
>>
>> Many thanks!
>> Dave
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gnucash-user
>>> [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+info=blackmountainforge.com at gnuca
>>> sh.org] On Behalf Of DaveH
>>> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 20:53
>>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>> Subject: Newbie - check formatting
>>>
>>> New to GnuCash and really liking it. I am trying to format my
>>> checks for
>>> printing. Downloaded the last couple of months of these
>>> message archives and
>>> have not seen these questions addressed so asking them here...
>>>
>>> I am reading these docs:
>>> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/check_format
>>> _info.html
>>>
>>> Running Windows 7
>>>
>>>
>>> I want to use an image of my signature to pre-sign my checks.
>>> I see the
>>> PICTURE check item type - is there a specific file format needed?
>>>
>>> Can I use more than one PICTURE image (sig file and logo)
>>>
>>> What is the unit of measurement used for the coordinates (depends on
>>> printer? Points (as in 72/inch) or other)
>>>
>>> Is there a way to draw a line outside of using a one-bit tall
>>> image of the
>>> right length.
>>>
>>> Finally, is there a download site for pre-designed nnnn.chk files?
>>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks - really happy with GnuCash so far. A lot
>>> snappier performance
>>> than QB and just does what I am looking for - no creeping
>>> featuritis...
>>> Dave
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:09:00 -0700
> From: "DaveH" <info at blackmountainforge.com>
> To: "'Derek Atkins'" <warlord at MIT.EDU>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: RE: Newbie - check formatting
> Message-ID: <5C46AA1B54AA41BABCA58193476CBE14 at photo>
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> Hi Derek
>
> Many thanks for your answer - I will experiment and see what happens.
> Thought I would check first to avoid re-inventing the wheel.
>
> Dave
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Derek Atkins [mailto:warlord at MIT.EDU]
>> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 11:27
>> To: DaveH
>> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: Newbie - check formatting
>>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> Your question made it to the list. The lack of a response
>> implies that
>> nobody really knows the answer. The author of the check printing code
>> isn't around anymore, and I suspect nobody else has really
>> looked deeply
>> into it.
>>
>> I would propose that you try it out and see what you get? Use blank
>> paper instead of checks in your testing. I would guess that jpg, png,
>> ps, and pdf are all valid forms, but I don't know for sure. Once you
>> test various forms you should come back and let everyone know!
>>
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> -derek
>>
>> "DaveH" <info at blackmountainforge.com> writes:
>>
>>> PING?
>>>
>>> Sent this email two weeks ago and received no replies to it
>> but see other
>>> traffic on this list.
>>>
>>> Still asking:
>>>
>>> Many thanks!
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: gnucash-user
>>>> [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+info=blackmountainforge.com at gnuca
>>>> sh.org] On Behalf Of DaveH
>>>> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 20:53
>>>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>>> Subject: Newbie - check formatting
>>>>
>>>> New to GnuCash and really liking it. I am trying to format my
>>>> checks for
>>>> printing. Downloaded the last couple of months of these
>>>> message archives and
>>>> have not seen these questions addressed so asking them here...
>>>>
>>>> I am reading these docs:
>>>> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/check_format
>>>> _info.html
>>>>
>>>> Running Windows 7
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I want to use an image of my signature to pre-sign my checks.
>>>> I see the
>>>> PICTURE check item type - is there a specific file format needed?
>>>>
>>>> Can I use more than one PICTURE image (sig file and logo)
>>>>
>>>> What is the unit of measurement used for the coordinates
>> (depends on
>>>> printer? Points (as in 72/inch) or other)
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to draw a line outside of using a one-bit tall
>>>> image of the
>>>> right length.
>>>>
>>>> Finally, is there a download site for pre-designed nnnn.chk files?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks - really happy with GnuCash so far. A lot
>>>> snappier performance
>>>> than QB and just does what I am looking for - no creeping
>>>> featuritis...
>>>> Dave
>>>>
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>> --
>> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
>> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
>> warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 17:15:27 -0400
> From: "R. Victor Klassen" <rvklassen at gmail.com>
> To: DaveH <info at blackmountainforge.com>
> Cc: GNU Cash User <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: Newbie - check formatting
> Message-ID: <E92884D0-E0C5-47D2-AF4C-E4871014FEAD at gmail.com>
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> Well I have done a custom cheque format, but it was several years ago. Problem with cheque formatting expertise is very few of us need to use our new-found knowledge more than once and then we can gradually forget it.
>
> And then I was without internet for a couple of weeks?
>
> Anyhow, I?ll help some - but can?t recall everything.
>
>
>>>> I am reading these docs:
>>>> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/check_format
>>>> _info.html
>>>>
>>>> Running Windows 7
>>>>
>
> Can?t help you there, but it doesn?t likely matter.
>
>>>>
>>>> I want to use an image of my signature to pre-sign my checks.
>>>> I see the
>>>> PICTURE check item type - is there a specific file format needed?
>
> Don?t know. I considered using this for a logo - but we got cheques printed with the logo. Multiple users have access to GnuCash and the computer on which it runs, so I haven?t considered the signature idea a good one - although I saw that as a potential use when I read about it.
>
>>>>
>>>> Can I use more than one PICTURE image (sig file and logo)
>>>>
>>>> What is the unit of measurement used for the coordinates (depends on
>>>> printer? Points (as in 72/inch) or other)
>
> I think it?s points. Trick is that it is a right handed coordinate system. That is, the y axis increases as you go UP the page, rather than down.
>
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to draw a line outside of using a one-bit tall
>>>> image of the
>>>> right length.
>>>>
>
> Not aware of it.
>
>>>> Finally, is there a download site for pre-designed nnnn.chk files?
>>>>
>
> I began with a file for one of the stock types for reference.
>
> I don?t know that?s been much help..
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 20:19:51 -0700 (PDT)
> From: DaveC49 <davidcousens at bigpond.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Budgeting/report of current paid expenses for future
> periods
> Message-ID: <1476155991629-4687000.post at n4.nabble.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> One way of handling this would be to set up an asset account for
> PrepaidExpenses which is credited when you pay the expenses (and your bank
> account is debited by the payment amount) and then at the date you want to
> record the expense as being incurred create a second transaction which
> debits the amount of the expense from the PrepaidExpenses account and
> credits the amount to the relevant Expense account.
>
> This approach is commonly used to account for things like insurance payments
> which are paid annually in advance but where you need to record the expense
> incurred in each monthly period for accurate profit/loss recording.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> David Cousens
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:42:36 -0400
> From: Dick Barmann <reb at barmannsbar.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Adding Permanent Note
> Message-ID: <7f2df141-87d5-0e8a-67e5-aea3c01e182b at barmannsbar.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> I want to add a permanent line in place of "Thank you for your
> patronage". Where do I go to do this?
>
> Thank You.
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:52:23 +0000
> From: Roman Decker <roman.decker at gmail.com>
> To: Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com>, gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Managing stocks in foreign currencies
> Message-ID:
> <CAF1Dr3RKSgdt49FHtzdyrymFfUnEc8Y3-nL0H3zf=rF_HWmz9w at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Ok, I have a parent account now also denoted in GBP. I now have the
> following:
>
> * Securities ? 1000
> ** Stocks ? 1000
> *** Stocks EUR ? 1000
> **** ...
> *** Stocks GBP ? 100
> **** WMH.L ? 100
>
> The WMH.L Stock is still not contributing to my total "Stocks" or
> "Securities" value. How can I make that happen?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Roman Decker
>
> Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> schrieb am Sa., 8. Okt. 2016 um 19:03 Uhr:
>
>> Ensure the parent account of your newly created WMH.L account is an asset
>> denoted in GBP.
>>
>> -derek
>>
>> Sent from my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.
>>
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Roman Decker" <roman.decker at gmail.com>
>> To: <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Managing stocks in foreign currencies
>> Date: Sat, Oct 8, 2016 12:18 PM
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to add a stock in a different currency than my default currency
>> into my gnucash portfolio. I've consulted the manual (https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/currency_purchase1.html
>>
>> ) but
>> I'm confused.
>>
>> In 11.4.1, the manual shows an example of a simple foreign currency
>> purchase which I understand, the screenshots also look exactly like what
>> GnuCash shows me. However, in "11.4.2. Purchasing foreign stocks" - the
>> part I'm interested in - the screenshots now show a "Chart of Accounts"
>> instead of "Accounts" with different columns than what I have.
>>
>> Ignoring the screenshots - from the text alone I'm not able to understand
>> how to best record a purchase - here's my exact situation (fictional
>> values):
>>
>> My default currency is EUR, but I have 1000 shares of the William Hill
>> Stock (WMH.L) which is quoted in GBP, not EUR. I now have added an extra
>> sub-account in Equity:Opening Balances which also uses GBP, to track where
>> the stocks came from (I've only just started using GnuCash and I've had the
>> stock for a while). I've already created the security for the WMH.L stock
>> and I'm able to fetch its current price via the price editor. What I would
>> like to have in my overview is the approximate current value of my shares
>> in EUR (calculated by the current stock price and the current EUR to GBP
>> exchange rate. Is this possible?
>>
>> Thanks for the help - best regards,
>> Roman Decker
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