Select a cheque layout
You can design your cheques to conform with the standards set by the local authorities. Cheque images can be printed in English, French, or Spanish.
Cheques are designed to print in both the United States and Canadian cheque image formats in either a cheque-stub-cheque format or a stub-stub-cheque format.
To select a cheque layout
- Choose the
icon, enter Report Selections Bank Account, and then choose the related link. - On the Report Selection - Bank Acc. page, in the Usage field, select Cheque.
- Select one of the following report IDs.
| Report ID | Report Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Check | This report is the default report. |
| 10411 | Cheque (Stub/Stub/Cheque) | This report is designed to print cheques in a stub/stub/cheque format. |
| 10412 | Cheque (Stub/Cheque/Stub) | This report is designed to print cheques in a stub/cheque/stub format. |
| 10413 | Three Cheques per Page | This report is designed to print three cheques on each page. |
After you set up cheque layouts, you can print cheques from the Payment Journal page. Learn more in Work with Cheques.
To change one of these default cheque layouts, use either the Word or the RDLC integration to do so. Learn more in Create and Modify Custom Report Layouts.
Use MICR and security fonts
The online version of Business Central contains preinstalled fonts on the servers that can be used when defining cheque layouts. The following outlines which fonts are available and have links to detailed information by the 3rd-party suppliers of the fonts.
Important
MICR and cheque security fonts in Business Central are licensed in a font package from IDAutomation.com, Inc. These products may only be used as part of and in connection with Business Central.
In update 15.3 and later, Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) fonts are installed and available to use. Both the E-13B and the CMC-7 standards are supported. Special security fonts are also available to generate text, names, amounts and the currency symbols such as Dollar(s), Euro, Pound and Yen, which are hard to tamper with once a cheque is printed.
Note
- For security and legal reasons, you cannot upload custom fonts to the Business Central online environment.
- With Business Central on-premises, the MICR and cheque security fonts from IDAutomation.com aren't available by default. You must purchase them from IDAutomation.com or another supplier. Once you have the fonts, install them on the computer that runs the Business Central Server. As a minimum, install the fonts for the user that runs the Business Central Server instance, that is, the service account. To install the fonts, follow the instructions from the font supplier or refer to Add a Font.
MICR E-13B specifications
The following illustration summarises specifications for the MICR E-13B fonts that can be useful when calibrating fonts to be on cheque layouts with specific MICR printers.
Delimiter characters
The full specification of MICR E-13B fonts can be found in the supplier's documentation here: (https://www.idautomation.com/micr-fonts/e13b/).
MICR CMC-7 specifications
The following CMC-7 fonts are available in Business Central online:
- IDAutomationCMC7
- IDAutomationCMC7n10
- IDAutomationCMC7n25
- IDAutomationCMC7n40
The following illustration summarises specifications for the MICR CMC-7 fonts that can be useful when calibrating fonts to be on cheque layouts with specific MICR printers.
Delimiter characters
The full specification of MICR CMC-7 fonts can be found in the supplier's documentation here: (http://www.idautomation.com/micr-fonts/cmc7/).
Secure font specifications
The following illustration summarises specifications for cheque security fonts that can be useful when calibrating fonts to be on cheque layouts with specific MICR printers.
The full specification of cheque security fonts can be found in the supplier's documentation here: (https://www.idautomation.com/security-fonts/).
Fonts for other purposes are also available in Business Central. Learn more in Available Fonts
Related information
Get started creating report layouts
Fonts in Business Central
Managing payables
Reconciling bank accounts
Completing period-end processes
Work with Business Central
General business functionality