Back to the check stock question: Isn it obvious that Money should print the MICR data?
A1): No, actually, it isn’t. Money assumes you are using pre-printed check stock. The pre-printed check stock has bank, payer name/address, check number, and the MICR stripe. Money doesn’t print this stuff because, at least for the MICR stripe, very, very few (if any) Money users are equipped to print this stuff in ways that conform to the requirements for these features. Yes, you can print checks with VersaCheck, etc., that “look” right and, at most banks that use optical instead of magnetic equipment, work acceptably. You may also find that those that aren’t using optical equipment are within their power to reject the check and they will certainly have problems with them even if they don’t reject them. These problems may delay payments, etc. Despite whether they “work” or not, they still don’t meet specifications and standards for such things. For one discussion of the special toner requirements from somebody in the MICR font business, see the MICRfonts page. VersaCheck stays below t
No, actually, it isn’t. Money assumes you are using pre-printed check stock. The pre-printed check stock has bank, payer name/address, check number, and the MICR stripe. Money doesn’t print this stuff because, at least for the MICR stripe, very, very few (if any) Money users are equipped to print this stuff in ways that conform to the requirements for these features. MICR stands for magnetic ink character recognition. As the name suggests, special ink is required to print proper MICR characters. Yes, you can print checks with VersaCheck, etc., that “look” right and, at most banks that use optical instead of magnetic equipment, work acceptably. You may also find that those that aren’t using optical equipment are within their power to reject the check and they will certainly have problems with them even if they don’t reject them. These problems may delay payments, etc. Despite whether they “work” or not, they still don’t meet specifications and standards for such things. For one discussi
