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How do I Manually Write a Check

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If a check is needed to pay someone, and it is not already entered as payable, is not an escrow, and is not a commission, a manual check is the way to go. This article will show you how to write a check, itemize a check stub, and print a check in darwin Cloud.

Writing the Check

  1. Click the Banking menu
  2. Click the Check submenu
    • The check screen opens to a blank check
  3. Click the new button to start writing a check
  4. Select company from the dropdown list
  5. Select the bank account from the dropdown list
  6. Click the search button to select vendor
  7. Enter the check date by typing on the field or clicking the calendar
  8. Click the start button

Itemizing the Check Stub

  1. To start adding new line, click "click here to add a new row"
  2. Choose the office for the expenses of the check (or the agent to charge)
  3. Choose the account the check should be expense against
  4. Enter the description of the expense
  5. Enter the amount
  6. Choose the division from the drop-down list (optional)
    • hit tab until it gets to the new line
  1. Enter check # in the field
  2. Add a short description explaining what the check is for in the memo field
  3. Choose if the supplier needs flag 1099 from the dropdown

Since manual checks are not tied to a payable, writing a memo is a great way to keep track of what the payment was for.

If the check covers multiple expenses, separate line items can be created for each expense

  1. Always start by clicking click here to add a new row
  2. The amount will continue to update with the total of the line items
  3. Click the save button
  4. Click the post button

Printing the Check

  1. Click the print button at the top of the check screen

This will bring you to a preview checks to be printed screen

  1. Click the Print button to print the check
  2. Click Print from the pop-up window
  3. After the check has printed, click the Close button
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