Need to Record Handwritten Checks?

If you handwrite a check to a vendor, how do you record the payment and reflect the invoice as paid? Record a manual check. The manual check allows you to enter the payment and select the invoice(s) paid by the handwritten check.

Before you can record a manual check, you need to make sure your bank is configured to allow them. In Banks, click Edit account details under General tasks. On the Bank Account screen, select the Payments tab. In the Transaction Type column, locate Manual Check for AP. Mark the Allow? checkbox and select the appropriate Numbering option from the drop-down list. Depending on the Numbering option selected, you may also need to enter a Next Number, which is the starting number. Click Save and Close and you're ready to enter your handwritten check.

1. In Banks, select the appropriate bank.
2. Under Payment Tasks, click Create a manual Accounts Payable check.
3. Select the vendor name.
4. Enter the invoice and check information.
5. Select the Invoices tab.
6. Mark the Pay? checkbox for the invoice(s) paid by the manual check.
7. Select File, Record and Close from the menu bar.

That's it you're done. Happy check writing! Talk to you soon.