You can configure a printer specifically for printing reports, graphs, and budget spreadsheets. Quicken saves your printer setup, including font, margins, and paper layout, and applies those settings automatically each time you print.
Consider setting up your printer for reports if you:
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Use a specific printer regularly and want every report to print with the same margin, font, and orientation.
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Need to adjust the font size or paper layout to make reports easier to read or to print on fewer pages.
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Want to avoid clipped reports by keeping within your printer's margin requirements.
Set up your printer
Follow these steps to configure your printer settings.
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Choose File > Printer Setup > For Reports/Graphs.
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In the Printer list, select the printer you want to use.
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Enter your preferred Left, Right, Top, and Bottom margin values. Most printers work best with a margin of at least 0.25 inches. Some older printers may require a larger bottom margin, so check your printer documentation for its specific requirements. [VERIFY: Confirm whether landscape orientation still maps the bottom margin to the right margin in the current interface, or remove this line if it no longer reflects actual Quicken behavior.]
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Click Heading Font or Body Font to adjust the font used in report headings and body text. For best results, use the Regular style with a font size between 9 and 12.
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Click Settings to change the paper size, page orientation, or print resolution.
Your changes apply to all future reports, graphs, and budget printouts unless you override them in the Print dialog.
Override settings for a single report
Use the Print dialog when you're printing a specific report. Adjusting settings there overrides the global printer setup for that one report only.
Set up a printer for checks
Quicken provides separate printer setup options for check printing. Choose File > Printer Setup > For Printing Checks to access them.