Checksoft Personal Deluxe

I installed it today, and I uninstalled it today. I bought it simply to print my own checks. Thats it. Nothing more. I would have been fine had that been the only feature that actually worked. But it did not. I got through the check design steps with no problem. I found it odd there was no actual save button for the design I created. Somehow it managed to save the template I designed. Here is where it all fell apart. Each template prints a little differently, north, south, east, west of the paper perforations. The adjustment tool is pre-guess work, totally in the blind. 9 checks, 3 to a page and I finally got one to line up. When I went to create my second design, none of the first adjustments applied and I was right back were I stated, wasting paper. I have been in Information Technology for 35 years. I know when to cut and run. Not worth the aggravation. Oh, and it stopped responding and hung twice. No, nothing is wrong with my PC, its the Checksoft software.

This software product was very easy to install and use. It will save me money on my checks. The product gives you many options on your check printing

I returned because it would not accept or print my entire account number. Caused a few returned checks because the bank could not process them.

GREAT PRODUCT !!!

Program does not work well. The check look crappy. It is a complete waste of money -- its not worth the postage.

Beware of this company. As others have stated, the software is very version specific to different accounting systems it integrates with. There is no indication on the packaging as to what versions. Updates are free, but upgrades are not - and guess what, version support changes are upgrades. Requiring people to pay full price for an upgrade just to do what the packaging says its supposed to do is pretty close to fraudulent. You would think the least they could do is offer a steeply discounted upgrade - but I guess they got their money already, so . . . The versions youll find at Staples and similar stores apparently only support QuickBooks 2010 and earlier.

If you have the correct version, Checksoft works well. Ive been using it for years to print checks from Quicken in one pass. However when I upgraded to Quicken 2010, my old version of Checksoft wasnt compatible. Avanquest tech support told me I needed to buy the latest version. I went to an office supply store and purchased a new copy. NOWHERE on the box does it state which version it is! But it does say it will work with current and previous versions of Quicken, and to check with Avanquest for updates when newer versions of Quicken are released. They also have a 30 day money back guarantee. Heres the catch! After much emailing and finally telephone calls, I discovered that: The money back guarantee requires that you pay to ship the product back to Avanquest, and they will reimburse the purchase price, but not any sales taxes collected! 2. If they do agree that you are entitled to a Free update, you still need to pay $7.95 for shipping! Apparently you cant download an update, perhaps because most of what comes on the DVD is Clip-art! If you need this software, buy it directly from (gag) Avanquest. You will need to search their site for the cheaper Personal Deluxe Edition, as the only direct link is to the more expensive Home and Business version! Avanquest needs to put the version information on the OUTSIDE of the box! They also need to be clear about what an update will cost. I doubt I will ever buy any more software from Avanquest.

Still working on figuring out everything but it seems to work and print nicely. I like the checks and the software seems to work to my advantage. Still working on the quicken end but it is not too hard.

Its not a bad product for what it does, so if you needs are very simple it might work for you. IT WONT PRINT onto your pre-printed checks that you order for your laser jet from your bank. Why? You can customize almost everything but the MICR code. It wants to print this and does not allow you to tell it not too. Therefore if you already have MICR on your checks it will print a second one. I guess this is there way of trying to corner the check reorder process. Also, in voucher form they allude that you can print out detailed information. I found no way of doing that. No way to customize the ledger application. They could have done better.

I have used Microsoft Money for the past 15 years.. I recently purchased a new laptop and needed a new version of MM, but they have discontinued it.. I tried Checksoft and it is a comparable product to MM, but there is to many annoying things you have to do to enter or change a transaction. MM, you just entered your transaction. Checksoft, you have to click new, and either tab or use your mouse to get to the fields you need. MM, was just straight forward, Check #, date, to who, amount/either transaction or deposit, if want to put something in the memo, enter... To edit in MM same thing, just go in and edit. You dont have to hit a edit button, just edit.. Checksoft is a nice program, it keeps my checkbook balanced, but I wouldnt buy it again or recommend it...