Not too many years ago the idea of printing your own checks was absurd and unheard of. However, today it is quite commonplace and with it come a whole host of questions regarding at home or in office check printing and the MICR toner used. Before people begin buying check paper and special toner they mistakenly assume they can use traditional ink to print their...

Did you know you could print your own checks for as little as 4 cents per check? If you write a lot of checks, have multiple bank accounts, multiple businesses or use pre-numbered checks, I have good news for your. MICR printing software is very affordable and will save you both time and money. Here are five reasons to seriously consider using MICR check...

Using check paper to create laser checks is quite interesting. All that is required in addition is a laser printer using MICR toner and the rest is up to technology. Many people wonder what the big deal is if they have a laser printer and laser toner why they cannot print laser checks. In addition, the answer is that the MICR toner is specialized and contains...

MICR (which can also be read as my-ker) means Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. The ANSI or American National Standards Institute has made a definition of MICR—this is the accepted machine language specification that is utilized in payment transactions (or bank checks) on paper. Characters are printed with the use of a special MICR toner. This type of toner...

Using check paper to create laser checks is quite interesting. All that is required in addition is a laser printer using MICR toner and the rest is up to technology. Many people wonder what the big deal is if they have a laser printer and laser toner why they cannot print laser checks. In addition, the answer is that the MICR toner is specialized and contains...