Plenty of businesses need something on the reverse of a cheque as well as the front — a deposit slip reference, the account number the cheque relates to, a contact number, or an internal code. ChequeMaster prints the back as a separate step from the front.
Printing the reverse
- Open the cheque you are working on.
- Switch to the back-side printing option.
- Type what you need on the reverse.
- Turn the cheque over, feed it in the same orientation as before, and print.
Because front and back are separate print jobs, you keep control of when each happens — useful when the back is only filled in at deposit time, days after the cheque was written.
Save the text you reuse
Most back-side text repeats. ChequeMaster lets you save entries as hints, and prompts you with them next time rather than making you retype an account number you use daily. Worth setting up on the first cheque, not the fiftieth.
Getting the orientation right
This is the fiddly part, and it is a printer question rather than a software one. Which edge goes in first, and which way up, depends on your printer's paper path — a straight-through path and a rolling path will disagree.
Work it out once, on scrap paper, and write it down:
- Mark a piece of paper cut to cheque size: FRONT on one side, an arrow towards the edge you feed first.
- Print the back-side text onto it.
- Note which way the marked paper had to sit to land correctly.
- Tape that note to the printer. Everyone who prints cheques will thank you.
Print the front first, then the back. If you reverse the order and misfeed, you have wasted a blank leaf rather than a completed cheque.
What to keep off the back
A cheque is a payment instrument, and the reverse is where endorsements and bank stamps go. Keep your printing compact and clear of the endorsement area, and do not crowd the space your bank uses. If in doubt, ask your branch what they need left clear — practice varies between banks and between countries.
