Expand the layout alignment grid boundaries for custom pre-printed check styles
Hello, we use pre-printed checks that seem much wider than the alignment grid for custom check styles. I have the Amount and Date fields set all the way to the right (and the printer has no margins or spacing on the page formatting, etc.) but those two values are still left of the blanks on the pre-printed stock. The check stock is a regular 8.5"x11" format sheet and a regular B&W laser printer.
Unfortunately, this means the Amount ends up unclear because of the pre-printed dollar sign (see photo of a check I ran today). Thankfully the checks have been clearing correctly because the "Amount in Words" field is fine.
It would be very helpful if the available alignment grid space was widened by a full inch or more! Thanks.
Proebstel Church
shared this idea
Hi everyone, we appreciate you sharing this idea. We understand that having more flexibility when setting up check layouts would help businesses align printed payments with their existing stationery.
The suggestion is to allow more control over print field positioning and layout boundaries, making it easier to adjust checks to suit different formats.
For now, printer settings and scaling options can help fine-tune alignment when printing. We’ve moved this to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest and gather more feedback from businesses with different check layouts.
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Proebstel Church
commented
Hello,
To follow up on the above comment by Xero Admin, we are already using printer settings and scaling options to get the $ field as far to the right as possible. For illustration, here is the PDF for a check that I just printed today showing that on the lower sections, the printed information is very close to the edge of the paper while the $ field is a significant amount away from the edge of the paper. I have highlighted this extra space with a red arrow to illustrate. Even the date uses some the right space better than the $ field!
This is why we ask to update the print field positioning, because we are already printing as large as possible on the paper.
Hope this helps, thank you again.
