Changing Report

Changing Report, Chart and Check Printing
Want to adjust or fine-tune the way that Microsoft Money prints reports or checks? No problem. The File menu provides powerful commands for getting your reports, charts and checks to look just the way you want.
Changing the way reports and charts print
To change the way Money prints reports and charts, choose the File menu's Print Setup command and then choose Report And Chart Setup from the submenu. Money then displays the Report And Chart Setup dialog box.
You can use this dialog box to alter the way that Money prints reports and charts. For example, use the Printer list box to specify which Windows printer you want Money to use for printing. Use the Orientation buttons-Portrait and Landscape-to select the direction in which Money prints its reports and charts on a piece of paper. Finally, use the Paper Size and Source boxes to select a paper size and the tray that you want to use for printing.
NOTE Which options appear in the paper area of the dialog box depends on your printer. Different printers provide different paper options.
Click the Options button to display the Printer Properties dialog box. The options in this dialog box give you extensive control over a printer's operation. How this dialog
box works is beyond the scope of this short article, so if you have questions, refer to your Windows documentation or the information that came with your printer.
NOTE The printers that Money lists in the Report And Chart Setup dialog box are actually the printers you have installed for use with Windows. In order to use
a printer with the Money program or any other Windows program, you need to first add the printer using the Windows Add New Printer tool. If you have questions about how the Add New Printer tool works, refer to your Windows documentation.
Changing the way a printer prints checks
You can also change the way that your printer prints any checks you produce. To do this, choose the File menu's Print Setup command and then choose Check Setup to display the Check Setup dialog box.
The Printer box lists the printers you can use for producing checks. To select a different printer, click the Printer list box's button and select the printer you want to use.
Money provides Type and Source boxes for specifying the type of check form you are using and the printer tray source that holds the checks. To specify which type of check
you are using, click the Type list box's button and select the correct type. The Source list box displays the different paper sources that your printer supplies. Which sources
you have depends on your printer.
NOTE Next to the Type and Source list boxes Money shows a picture of the check.
Selecting the Require Address For Payee When Printing Checks check box tells Money that whenever you enter a check that you say you later want to print, Money should require an address. Select this check box if you plan to use envelopes with windows. The check payee and address block provides the information that shows through the envelope window.
NOTE Click the Font button to specify which font and point size you want Money to use for printing the checks. To specify a font, click the Font box's button and
select a font from the list. To specify the size for the font, click the Size box's button and select a size from the list. Money shows you what your font and size specification look like in the sample box.
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