As you figure out the payroll and write out the checks to pay your employees, you think that there really should be an easier and faster way to do this. You’re missing the big game to write names and numbers until it feels like your hand is going to fall off. How many checks do you have left, anyway? Only four? Didn’t they have some kind of other check option you were considering when you ordered the last time? There it is — the computer check. You’re throwing in the pen and ink, buying some printable business checks and leaving the Dark Ages behind.

To order printable business checks successfully, you should:

• Take a look at your current business financial software. If you aren’t sure what you use, give your accountant a call before placing the order. These checks are designed to work with the specific software you use, such as QuickBooks Pro or Peachtree.
• Think about how you’ll use the checks. If you are just doing payroll, some financial software packages use a specific check design for this purpose and another design for miscellaneous bills.
• Make sure you have all of the financial information, such as the bank’s routing number, available.