Printing Checks

[Doug Laidlaw]

On Friday 30 January 2009 4:16:19 pm Michael McKay wrote:
> There are several options for printing checks.
>
> See the concepts guide, annex D.
> http://svn.gnucash.org/docs/guide/appendixd.html
>
> While there are a number of formats included with GNUCash, you might be
> better served developing a custom format that includes the text and fields
> your client desires.  The choices of what to print are limited.  I do not
> see the address in the list of options although I agree it would be very
> helpful for mailing the cheques.
>
>
>
> Yours,
>
> Michael McKay
> MJM Consulting
> 613.724.8169
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnucash-user-bounces at gnucash.org
> [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces at gnucash.org] On Behalf Of Rick Castellini
> Sent: January-29-09 11:20 PM
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject:
>
> I've searched the archives and couldn't find the answers or any direction
> and am hoping you can guide me.
>
>
>
> 1)  I have a client who is trying to switch to Linux and used to use
> Quicken. He wants to try GnuCash, but needs to print his checks in the
> "voucher" format which is a letter sized page with the check at the top and
> the detail of the transaction printed twice below that. I can send a
> picture of that if anyone wants to see that. He would also like the address
> of the client to print on the check.
>
>
>
> 2) Which brings up the next question:  All his Quicken data imported
> perfectly, but how can I import his Quicken address book into gnucash?
>
>
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
>
>
> Rick
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The standard checks are 3 to a page.  It shouldn't be too hard to develop a 
custom format as Michael says, particularly if you are printing the same data 
3 times.

It should be possible to configure fields in the checks to accept address 
data, but fetching the data may be another question.  As for importing an 
address list, I don't think that it can be imported separately.  Perhaps you 
can link it to the addresses in your client's creditor (vendor) database?  
That would mean having to save the address only once in the system, and avoid 
transcription errors, etc.  I don't use the business modules, but on a quick 
look, they don't seem to provide for writing a check from the invoice screen.  
That seems to be pretty advanced stuff, and is no criticism of Gnucash, 
considering how far it has come anyway.

Doug.