Rearrange the new fields according to the blank check image

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5. In the Paper Design view, click F_CHECK_NO2 the check number in the upper

right-hand corner of the check and change the font to Arial, Bold, 12 point. 6. Click the F_ORDER_TOTAL field the number in the Amount box on the check. 7. Click the Currency button in the toolbar, then click the Commas button.

8. While F_ORDER_TOTAL is still selected, click the Add Decimal Place button in

the toolbar twice, so that the amount now displays like this: 46,257.00.

9. Choose Tools Property Inspector to display the Property Inspector for F_

ORDER_TOTAL .

10. Under Field, next to the Format Mask property, add to the beginning of the

existing format mask , then close the Property Inspector. The amount should now display like this: 46,257.00.

11. Select the F_CUSTOMER_NAME and F_SPELLED_AMOUNT fields by

Shift-clicking them, then change the font to Times New Roman, 12 point. Your report should now look something like this: Figure 31–20 Formatted Check 12. Save your report.

31.6 Create a Check Stub With Payment Information and Order Details

When you create a check printing report, you will sometimes want to create a check stub that contains the payment information on the check, as well as the details of the order. The steps in this section will show you how to create a check stub that contains the payee, amount, date, check number, and other payment information. You will then use the information retrieved by the second query in your data model to print a simple tabular report on the check stub that displays the order information associated with the check.

31.6.1 Create a check stub in the Paper Design view

The steps in this section will show you how to use the tools in the Paper Design view to create a check stub for your check report. You will rearrange the fields you created Note: You will notice that the other boilerplate text is still overlaying the image. We will rearrange this text later in the chapter. Building a Check Printing Report with Spelled-Out Cash Amounts 31-17 in the previous section so that every time you run the report, a corresponding check stub will display for every check. You will also create guidelines in the Paper Design view to help you align the check stub information with the data in the check report. To create a check stub: 1. Click the Flex Off button in the toolbar. 2. Click in the left, vertical ruler and drag your mouse to the right, so that the line is flush with the text Pay Exactly. 3. When you release your mouse button, you will notice that a guideline displays, like the one in the following image: Figure 31–21 Partial Paper Design view of the check report with horizontal guideline

4. Click the Order No. boilerplate object located in the upper left-hand corner of the

check and position it along the new guideline, and below the check image at 3.25 inches 8.5 centimeters, like this: Note: The guideline is a broken black line spanning across this image, to the right of Pay Exactly.