The acronym MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. MICR is a process by which documents are printed using magnetic ink and special fonts to create machine readable information for quick document processing. The principal purpose of MICR is to print accounting and routing information on bank checks and other negotiable documents. Specific guidelines and rules regarding placement, characters (fonts), spacing of the characters, and type of ink or toner used all help deter forgery and document alteration. In order to verify placement and accuracy, Royal Business Forms & Printing recommends that you acquire a MICR template to double check placement of MICR on document proofs. Templates and gauges are readily available through numerous vendors.

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Royal Business Forms MICR Specification Sheets

If you are submitting a job to Royal Business Forms & Printing that requires the placement of MICR, we ask that you fill out a MICR Specification Sheet. These are available to you free of charge from our sales department. They are suitable for either mailing or faxing. MICR Specification Sheets help our pre-press and printing personnel correctly place the information, as well as help you proof our work.

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