The MICR line is an optically read line that is printed at the bottom of the check. The line typically contains information ...

The MICR line is an optically read line that is printed at the bottom of the check. The line typically contains information about the bank account, check number, and control digits. The MICR line is printed in a special font: The MICR E13B. This font is installed on your computer when you install this produce so that you can display and print the MICR line correctly. The MICR font is limited to displaying only digits and five different delimiters. In this field, type the complete MICR line. This includes the delimiters. The check number cannot be typed, because it is unique to each check. Instead, the position is marked in the line with a special character sequence. MICR characters inculde 0 – 9. The special characters (delimiters) include A = 'A', B = 'B', C = 'C', D = 'D' and Blank = Blank. The check number is marked in the MICR line with %1. This is shown as %1 in the line. The formatting of the check number is specified in the Leading zeros and Length of check number fields. For example, the MICR line on the check must appear as A1290347AB9087987B9879C9878970C00001. The check number is specified with five digits in the check number and leading zeros. In the Check layout page, you enter A1290347AB9087987B9879C9878970C%1.