Custom Check set-up memo line

[lmschuelke]

We're just starting to use the computer generated check printing. A couple of questions:
1. What gets printed in the "memo field"? I've tried a few sample checks and can't get anything to print out there.
2. Is there a way to have the expense account to which the check is charged to print our somewhere on the check stub parts of the print-out?
Thanks

[lincolnda]

for question #1 (assuming you are using version 9; don't know if memolines print in earlier versions), did you go to "Maintain Venders Records" under accounts payable, and under the Account Information tab, click on the "print in memo area on checks" check box, and enter into the text entry box to the left of that the text you wanted to appear on the memo line? If so, maybe you are using a custom check layout from which the memo line field was deleted. You can go to check the check layout you are using under File.Preferences.Custom check layout and edit the layout you are using. There should be a field labeled MemoLine somewhere on lower left of the check. If you can't find that, maybe you can start out a new custom layout based on one of the standard layouts available and have the MemoLine field reappear. Of course you would have to re-edit any other changes you had done to your check layout if one of the standard layouts isn't quite right for you.