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# How To: Generate Checks and Banking Documents

Use MICR and OCR attributes when a document must match bank processing requirements.

### Problem

You need to create checks with MICR encoding for bank processing.

### Solution

**Basic MICR Routing Number:**

```
{{!Check__c.RoutingNumber__c MICR="11"}}
```

**MICR with Custom Spacing:**

```
{{!Check__c.RoutingNumber__c MICR="11,-5"}}
{{!Check__c.RoutingNumber__c MICR="11,5"}}
```

**MICR Account Number:**

```
{{!Check__c.AccountNumber__c MICR="11"}}
```

**OCR for Check Numbers:**

```
{{!Check__c.CheckNumber__c CR="OCR-A,20,0"}}
```

### Complete Check Example

```
<div style="width: 8.5in; height: 3.5in; border: 1px solid #000; padding: 20px;">
  <div style="text-align: right;">
    {{!Check__c.Date__c format-date="MM/dd/yyyy"}}
  </div>

  <div style="margin-top: 20px;">
    Pay to the order of: <strong>{{!Check__c.Payee__c}}</strong>
  </div>

  <div style="text-align: right;">
    ${{!Check__c.Amount__c format-number="#,###.##"}}
  </div>

  <div>
    {{!Check__c.Amount_In_Words__c}} DOLLARS
  </div>

  <div style="margin-top: 40px; font-family: monospace;">
    {{!Check__c.RoutingNumber__c MICR="11"}} {{!Check__c.AccountNumber__c MICR="11"}} {{!Check__c.CheckNumber__c MICR="11"}}
  </div>
</div>
```

### MICR Character Reference

| Character | Meaning        |
| --------- | -------------- |
| `t`       | Transit symbol |
| `o`       | On-us symbol   |
| `a`       | Amount symbol  |
| `d`       | Dash symbol    |

### Tips

* Only digits and `t`, `o`, `a`, and `d` are transformed.
* Font size controls character width. `11` is standard.
* Spacing defaults to `0`.
* Use OCR for security numbers.
* Actual bank processing still requires magnetic ink toner.


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