If you're issuing several checks at once — payroll, a batch of vendor payments, rebates — printing them one at a time in a word processor doesn't scale. A batch workflow needs a data source (who gets paid, how much) and software that can generate a check per row.
General workflow
- Prepare a list of payees, amounts, and dates — a spreadsheet works well, or import directly from accounting software if your check tool supports it.
- Load the check stock you'll be printing on — confirm you have enough sheets for the full batch before starting.
- Generate and print all checks in one run rather than switching templates between each one, so check numbers stay sequential and nothing gets skipped or duplicated.
- Cross-check your printed batch against your original list before distributing or mailing them.
Check Writer 123's check register keeps every printed check in sequence automatically, which matters most exactly when you're printing many at once — it's much harder to lose track of a check number by hand across a large batch.