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IDautomation.com MICR E13B Font Advantage Package DEMO

A license is required for each computer this software is installed on;
this software may only be used according to the License Agreement.
Demo versions of this software may be used for evaluation purposes only

This package contains an evaluation version of the MICR font used to print the magnetic encoding on checks and drafts. While the MICR font in TrueType form is scalable, it can only be recognized by banks if you print it at 12 points. This demo MICR font should only be used for testing and evaluation purposes because it does not contain the number "5".   To order the fully functional MICR font containing all numbers, please visit:  http://www.bizfonts.com/ or click here to purchase now.

When you order the font, we will also include MICR placement instructions that tell you exactly where to print the fields on MICR checks as well as a VB source code example.

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MICR Font Advantage Package Features

The MICR E13B font is a special font that is used on bank checks and drafts in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Panama, UK, and a few other countries to print MICR characters for magnetic recognition and optical character recognition systems. The MICR E13B font contains ten specially designed numeric characters 0 through 9, and the four special symbols: transit, amount, on-us, and dash. The MICR CMC-7 font is a special font that is used on bank checks in Mexico, France, Spain and most Spanish speaking countries. For information on the CMC-7 font visit the CMC-7 MICR Font Site.

Installation Instructions

NOTICE: The MICR font should be printed at 12 points with a high quality 300 DPI or greater resolution printer. To create the correct output for the font, you will need to choose the font in your application and type in the corresponding letter.

To install the TrueType fonts in Windows, run the INSTALL.EXE program or perform the following for manual installation: 

  1. Click on Start, Select settings and click on Control Panel.
  2. Click on Fonts, Click on File in your main tool bar, Select Install New Font.
  3. Select the folder where you placed the barcode fonts.
  4. The fonts will appear and look like this: FontName (true type) - select the fonts you want to install and choose OK.
  5. Click Start and choose to shut down and restart your computer.
  6. The font should be active when you restart your computer.

Installing the fonts on Macintosh OS X:

  1. Drag or copy and paste the TrueType font file(s) ending in TTF to the Library/Fonts folder.
  2. To activate the fonts, restart the application - some applications may require you to restart the computer.
  3. The font should now be active in the font menu of your application.

To install the TrueType font on the Classic Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):

  1. Download and install Stuffit Expander on your Macintosh if you do not have an expander utility that can open ZIP files and decode MacBinary files.
  2. Open the ZIP distribution file that contains the fonts by dragging the ZIP file on the Stuffit Expander icon. The font files will be extracted from the ZIP distribution file and will appear in a subfolder of the folder you placed the ZIP file in. Open this subfolder to view the font files.  At this point, you may want to view the documentation supplied with the font files. To do so just drag the file "readme.html" to the Netscape or Internet Explorer icon.
  3. Now we must decode the files from MacBinary format. Drag the font files that you wish to use that end with "mtt" to the Stuffit Expander icon.
  4. Drag the decoded font files to the System - Fonts folder.
  5. Restart the application you wish to use the font with.
  6. The font will be active in the font menu of your application.
  7. To create the correct output for the font, you will need to choose the font in your application and type in the corresponding letter.

Font installation procedures for other operating systems are provided here

MICR Font Troubleshooting and Proper Methods

The following is a list of known problems that can occur when printing MICR. In any MICR project, you should verify the following:

MICR Font Names and Uses

The following font types are included with the IDAutomation.com, Inc. font set:

NOTE: Unless you are sure you need to use a MICR font that is different, use the standard MICR font in your application. 

Fonts with the name of MICR or E-13B

This is the normal MICR font that will produce the correct MICR representation on most laser printers.

micrb10 Fonts

Font files that include "-B10" in the file name and font name are approximately 10% bolder that the standard version. The bold versions are provided to support printers that characters slightly lighter than normal. These are not normally used.

micrl15 Fonts

Font files that include "-L15" in the file name and font name are approximately 15% lighter that the standard version. The lighter versions are provided to support printers that print slightly darker than normal. These are not normally used.

micrn1 Fonts

Font files that include "-N1" in the file name and font name are approximately slightly narrower that the standard version. The narrow versions are provided to support printers that print characters slightly wider than normal. These are not normally used.

 

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