Bank Checks & Deposit Slips

It is possible to print bank checks and deposit slips using Publisher 2003?
If so, Where can I download the bank fonts? Thanks.

Bank fonts?
MICR Encoding Fonts for Bank Check Printing
http://www.micrencodingfonts.com/
You can setup your printer to print checks, the bank doesn't care what font you use
in the personal lines.

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Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
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"George S." v wrote in message ...
It is possible to print bank checks and deposit slips using Publisher 2003? If so,
Where can I download the bank fonts? Thanks.

I thought micr needed special ink too, or has that changed over the years?


"Mary Sauer" wrote in message
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| Bank fonts?
| MICR Encoding Fonts for Bank Check Printing
| http://www.micrencodingfonts.com/
| You can setup your printer to print checks, the bank doesn't care what
font you use
| in the personal lines.
|
| --
| Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
| http://office.microsoft.com/
| http://msauer.mvps.org/
| news://msnews.microsoft.com
| "George S." v wrote in message
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| It is possible to print bank checks and deposit slips using Publisher
2003? If so,
| Where can I download the bank fonts? Thanks.
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Rob Giordano (Crash) was very
recently heard to utter:
I thought micr needed special ink too, or has that changed over the
years?

The special ink is still used, as some banks still use the magnetic
recognition. Most use optical recognition now, though, so the magnetic ink
isn't necessary.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher

Hi Mary,

I am confused. Please tell me what you mean by "You can setup your printer
to print checks, the bank doesn't care what font you use
in the personal lines". Do you mean I don't need any special fonts at all? I
have checked with my bank and they say inkjet ink is acceptable but I
thought I needed some special font(s) for the bank routing and and account
numbers. Can I just use Publisher's built-in fonts for the routing and
account numbers? (Thanks).


"Mary Sauer" wrote in message
...
Bank fonts?
MICR Encoding Fonts for Bank Check Printing
http://www.micrencodingfonts.com/
You can setup your printer to print checks, the bank doesn't care what
font you use in the personal lines.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
"George S." v wrote in message
...
It is possible to print bank checks and deposit slips using Publisher
2003? If so, Where can I download the bank fonts? Thanks.

Jim Row noway was very recently heard to utter:
Do you mean I don't need any special fonts at
all? I have checked with my bank and they say inkjet ink is
acceptable but I thought I needed some special font(s) for the bank
routing and and account numbers. Can I just use Publisher's built-in
fonts for the routing and account numbers?

No, you need to use the MICR Encoding Fonts for the routing and account
numbers.

The personal lines (the name of the payee, the amounts, the date, etc.) can
be in any font, provided it's legible (i.e. not Wingdings).

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher

Thanks. I see where the MICR fonts are for sale on various Web sites. Where
can I find just the minimum I need for routing & account numbers? (I am just
trying the find the cheapest way to print my company checks).


"Ed Bennett" wrote in message
...
Jim Row noway was very recently heard to utter:
Do you mean I don't need any special fonts at
all? I have checked with my bank and they say inkjet ink is
acceptable but I thought I needed some special font(s) for the bank
routing and and account numbers. Can I just use Publisher's built-in
fonts for the routing and account numbers?

No, you need to use the MICR Encoding Fonts for the routing and account
numbers.

The personal lines (the name of the payee, the amounts, the date, etc.)
can be in any font, provided it's legible (i.e. not Wingdings).

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher

The most economical way would be purchase them commercially, i.e., the bank
you do business with.

A downer for inkjet checks would be, if they got wet you would see the
information run to a corner and drip on to the ground.


--
Don
Vancouver USA


"Jim Row" noway wrote in message
...
Thanks. I see where the MICR fonts are for sale on various Web sites.
Where can I find just the minimum I need for routing & account numbers? (I
am just trying the find the cheapest way to print my company checks).


"Ed Bennett" wrote in message
...
Jim Row noway was very recently heard to utter:
Do you mean I don't need any special fonts at
all? I have checked with my bank and they say inkjet ink is
acceptable but I thought I needed some special font(s) for the bank
routing and and account numbers. Can I just use Publisher's built-in
fonts for the routing and account numbers?

No, you need to use the MICR Encoding Fonts for the routing and account
numbers.

The personal lines (the name of the payee, the amounts, the date, etc.)
can be in any font, provided it's legible (i.e. not Wingdings).

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher

Thanks but I still want to know where I can get cheap MICR fonts.

"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
The most economical way would be purchase them commercially, i.e., the
bank you do business with.

A downer for inkjet checks would be, if they got wet you would see the
information run to a corner and drip on to the ground.


--
Don
Vancouver USA


"Jim Row" noway wrote in message
...
Thanks. I see where the MICR fonts are for sale on various Web sites.
Where can I find just the minimum I need for routing & account numbers?
(I am just trying the find the cheapest way to print my company checks).


"Ed Bennett" wrote in message
...
Jim Row noway was very recently heard to utter:
Do you mean I don't need any special fonts at
all? I have checked with my bank and they say inkjet ink is
acceptable but I thought I needed some special font(s) for the bank
routing and and account numbers. Can I just use Publisher's built-in
fonts for the routing and account numbers?

No, you need to use the MICR Encoding Fonts for the routing and account
numbers.

The personal lines (the name of the payee, the amounts, the date, etc.)
can be in any font, provided it's legible (i.e. not Wingdings).

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher

"Jim Row" noway wrote in message
...
Thanks but I still want to know where I can get cheap MICR fonts.

"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
The most economical way would be purchase them commercially, i.e., the
bank you do business with.

A downer for inkjet checks would be, if they got wet you would see the
information run to a corner and drip on to the ground.


--
Don
Vancouver USA


"Jim Row" noway wrote in message
...
Thanks. I see where the MICR fonts are for sale on various Web sites.
Where can I find just the minimum I need for routing & account numbers?
(I am just trying the find the cheapest way to print my company checks).


"Ed Bennett" wrote in message
...
Jim Row noway was very recently heard to utter:
Do you mean I don't need any special fonts at
all? I have checked with my bank and they say inkjet ink is
acceptable but I thought I needed some special font(s) for the bank
routing and and account numbers. Can I just use Publisher's built-in
fonts for the routing and account numbers?

No, you need to use the MICR Encoding Fonts for the routing and account
numbers.

The personal lines (the name of the payee, the amounts, the date, etc.)
can be in any font, provided it's legible (i.e. not Wingdings).

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher






Google it. Seems the price range is $85 and up. Fonts cost money (programmer
time) to create. With only a small user base, the cost to you is high.

Do the math. Checks from your bank, or a third party printer are the most
economical.