Set up Check Pay for a manual bill

Check Pay makes mailing a check to anyone nationwide fast and easy. You need to enter the name, address, and amount into Quicken, and we’ll automate printing, stuffing, and mailing a check drawn off of your own checking account. 

To use Check Pay to pay a bill, you must first set up Check Pay. 

Set up Check Pay for new manual bills

When you create a new manual bill, you have the option to allow paying with Check Pay. To allow Check Pay for a new manual bill:

1. Select the Bills & Income tab.
2. Select +.
3. Select Manual Bill. The Add Bill Reminder screen will appear.
4. Enter the name of the payee.
5. Select Allow paying with Check Pay. You can choose from any account you have enabled for Check Pay.
6. Provide the following information:
   • Payee: The name of the person or biller receiving the payment.  
   • Account Number: This is the account number of your payee. This field is optional but is helpful when making payments to an account.
   • Address: The address where the check will be delivered to the payee. 
   • City, State and Zip: These fields need to be entered correctly to deliver the check to the payee. 
7. You will be prompted to verify the address you have given. Review your address and select Done.
8. Select Done on the Add Bill Reminder screen.
   The new bill will appear on the Biller list with the default action Pay (Check Pay).

Set up Check Pay for existing manual bills

If you already have created a manual bill and want to pay the bill using Check Pay, you need to choose to Allow paying with Check Pay.  To allow Check Pay for an existing manual bill:

1. Select the Bills & Income tab.
2. Find the payee on the Biller list. 
3. From the Action list, select Edit the instance and all future instances.
4. On the Edit Bill Reminder screen, select Allow paying with Check Pay. You can choose from any account you have enabled for Check Pay.
5. Provide the following information:
   • Payee: The name of the person or biller receiving the payment.  
   • Account Number: This is the account number of your payee. This field is optional but is helpful when making payments to an account.
   • Address: The address where the check will be delivered to the payee. 
   • City, State and Zip: These fields need to be entered correctly to deliver the check to the payee. 
6. You will be prompted to verify the address you have given. Review your address and select Done.
7. Select Done on the Add Bill Reminder screen.
   On the Biller list, you will see that the default action for that bill is Pay (Check Pay).