
The toolbar at the bottom of this window contains the buttons used to manage the check. To attach files to this check, use the “Attachments” field. To add text that appears in the lower-left corner of printed checks, type it into the “Memo” field. If you want to add multiple lines to a section or clear all lines in a section, click either the “Add lines” or “Clear all lines” buttons underneath the respective section. To delete a line item in either section, click the trash can icon at the right end of the line item. To add more products or services, click into the next row and then repeat this process until you add all the products or service to purchase. You can also enter the other column values, like “Billable,” as needed. If buying products or services for a specific customer, you can select them from the “Customer” column’s drop-down. Then enter the quantity, rate, and amount for that item into the “Qty,” “Rate,” and “Amount” fields. To record a line item in the “Item details” section, click into the first row under the “Product/Service” column and select the product or service to buy. For example, to buy inventory items by check if you don’t use purchase orders, simply select the items in this section. Write a Check in QuickBooks Online- Instructions: A picture of a user writing a check in QuickBooks Online.įor check amounts related to the products and/or services in your “Products and Services” list, use the “Item details” section, instead. To split the entire check amount to multiple accounts, if needed, click into the next line item row and then repeat this process again on the next lines in this section to select other accounts. You can enter the values into the other columns, as needed. Then enter its amount into the adjacent “Amount” column. To record a line item in the “Category details” section, click into the “Category” column in the first row of this section to select the account from the drop-down that appears. This section lets you attribute check amounts to accounts, like an expense account, for example. For check amounts that don’t involve items from your “Products and Services” list, use the “Category details” section. To collapse and expand these sections, if needed, click the black arrows next to the names of either section. Then enter at least one line item into either the “Category details” or “Item details” sections below. Alternatively, to add a new tag, type the tag’s name, select it from the “+ Add” choice in the drop-down menu, and follow the onscreen prompts to add it to a new tag group for reporting purposes. Repeat, as needed, to apply tags from any relevant tag groups you have created. To add a tag to this transaction, click into the “Tags” field and then select a tag from the menu of tag choices. If locations are enabled, you can use the “Location” drop-down to select one. Alternatively, if using this window to record an externally created check, uncheck the “Print later” checkbox and enter the number of the check you created into the “Check no.” field. To print the check later after saving it, check the “Print later” checkbox. At the right side of the screen is a “Check no.” field and “Print later” checkbox. Use the “Payment date” calendar drop-down field to select or enter the check’s date. If you chose to “Add new” or didn’t enter the payee’s address, you can manually enter one here. The “Mailing address” field shows the address of the selected payee if one was entered. The “Balance” of the selected account appears to the right of the drop-down. Use the “Bank Account” drop-down to the right to select the account from which to withdraw the funds. You can also select the “Add new” choice from the drop-down menu to quickly add a new name and select the type of person. This person can be either a vendor, customer, or employee. Use the “Payee” drop-down in the upper-left corner of the window to select the name of the person to pay. Then click the “Check” link under the “Vendors” heading in the drop-down menu to open a “Check” window. To write a check in QuickBooks Online, click the “+ New” button in the Navigation Bar. Write a Check in QuickBooks Online: Overview
