How to Print DIB Cheques Using Cheque Writing Software — Step-by-Step Guide

Why UAE Businesses Move From Handwriting to Printed Cheques

A misspelled amount in words, an unclear payee name or a date in the wrong format may cause delays, corrections or cheque return issues — costing time, sometimes triggering bank charges, and damaging supplier trust.

The stakes rise when cheques come in series, not one at a time. Finance agreements and tenancies in the UAE are typically secured with post-dated cheques issued upfront in one sitting — 12, 24 or 48 monthly instalment cheques, or the quarterly rent cheques on a lease. One handwriting slip inside a 24-cheque series means a cancelled cheque, a reissue, and a mismatch in your records.

Cheque printing software solves all of this on the same DIB cheque book you already use. The cheque is still your physical, bank-issued cheque leaf — signed and stamped by your authorised signatory, processed through clearing exactly the same way. What changes is how the cheque details get printed onto it: accurately, consistently, and with a complete audit record.

What You Need Before You Start

To print DIB cheques with EasyCheck you need:

• A DIB cheque book — any current business or corporate cheque book.
• A standard laser printer — no special equipment. An A4 office printer is fine.
• One scanned image of a blank DIB cheque leaf — needed for the visual template setup. (Optional if you choose manual measurement instead.)
• An EasyCheck account — Starter, Business Plus or Premium plan. For bulk (batch) cheque printing or bulk PDC, you need Business Plus or higher.

One-time setup time: about 3 to 5 minutes per DIB account.

Step 1: Add Your DIB Account in EasyCheck

1. Log in to EasyCheck.
2. Go to Bank Setup → Add New Bank.
3. Enter your DIB account profile:
   • Bank name: Dubai Islamic Bank
   • Account name: e.g. "Main Operating Account", "Supplier Payments", "Rent Payments"
   • Account number
   • Currency: AED
4. Save.

You can add as many DIB accounts as you need — and any other UAE bank alongside them — unlimited on every plan.

Step 2: Configure Your Cheque Template

This is the only part that takes more than a minute, and you only do it once per DIB account. EasyCheck stores the layout permanently after that.

You have two options. Most customers use scan & configure because it is visual and easier to get exactly right.

Option A — Scan & Configure (visual setup)

1. Scan one blank DIB cheque leaf at 300 DPI.
2. In EasyCheck, open your DIB account profile → Configure Template → Scan & Configure.
3. Upload the scanned cheque image.
4. Drag each field onto the right position on the cheque:
   • Date
   • Payee (name)
   • Amount in figures (AED)
   • Amount in words
   • A/C Payee / Non-Negotiable mark (if you use it)
5. Save the template.

Option B — Manual Measurement (numeric setup)

If you already know your DIB cheque dimensions, this is the faster route.

1. Measure each field's position on your DIB cheque book with a ruler — distance from the top edge and the left edge of the cheque.
2. In EasyCheck, open your DIB account profile → Configure Template → Manual Measurement.
3. Enter the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates for each field in millimetres.
4. Save the template.

Test print

Whichever option you used, print one test cheque on a plain A4 sheet, hold it against your DIB cheque leaf and confirm everything lines up. If a field is a millimetre off, adjust the coordinate and save again.

Step 3: Print Your First Cheque

Once the template is saved you can print a cheque in under a minute.

1. In EasyCheck go to Print Cheque → New Cheque.
2. Select the DIB account the cheque is being drawn on.
3. Choose or add the beneficiary:
   • If they are already in Beneficiary Master, select them.
   • If not, add their name and save them for next time.
4. Enter the AED amount in figures. EasyCheck converts it to words automatically — no manual spelling.
5. Enter or select the cheque date.
6. (Optional) Tick A/C Payee or Non-Negotiable if your DIB cheque format includes those marks.
7. Preview the cheque on screen — confirm the date, amount, payee and amount-in-words all look correct.
8. Load your DIB cheque book into your laser printer in the correct orientation.
9. Click Print.

The cheque prints with every field in the right place on your DIB cheque leaf. After printing, your authorised signatory signs and stamps the cheque manually — same as a handwritten cheque. EasyCheck does not print signatures or stamps.

Step 4: Bulk Printing for Supplier Runs

If you issue 30, 50 or 100 supplier cheques in a single batch on your DIB account, bulk printing turns the whole job into one print run.

Available on: Business Plus and Premium plans.

You have two methods to load the cheque data:

Method 1 — Excel upload

1. Download the EasyCheck bulk template from the Bulk Cheque Printing screen.
2. Fill in beneficiary name, AED amount and cheque date for each cheque.
3. Upload the file.
4. EasyCheck shows the full batch on screen — review every cheque before printing.
5. Click Print Batch. All cheques print continuously on your DIB cheque book in one PDF print job.

Method 2 — Copy-paste from a spreadsheet

If your supplier list lives in another spreadsheet (Excel, Google Sheets, exported from Zoho Books), select the rows and paste them straight into EasyCheck's bulk cheque grid. No file upload needed.

Working from approved payment vouchers instead? EasyCheck can also scan a payment voucher — or a multi-page PDF of several and turn each one into a staged cheque automatically.

Important checks before bulk printing:

• Make sure the right DIB account is selected for the batch.
• Make sure your DIB cheque book is loaded the right way around — print one test cheque first.
• Make sure cheque numbers on the printed cheques match the cheque book sequence.

Step 5: Post-Dated Cheques (PDC)

PDCs are often where the biggest time savings are. Auto finance and property finance agreements in the UAE are typically secured with long post-dated series — 12 to 48 monthly cheques — and tenancies with 2 to 6 rent cheques a year. EasyCheck handles all of it from the same template you already set up.

Print a single PDC

Use the Print Cheque flow exactly as in Section 5, but enter a future cheque date.

Print a series of PDCs (Business Plus / Premium)

For a recurring schedule — for example 24 monthly finance instalments, or 4 quarterly rent cheques — use bulk PDC:

1. Go to Bulk PDC.
2. Enter the beneficiary, AED amount and start date.
3. Choose the frequency: Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly or Yearly.
4. Enter the number of cheques in the series (up to 120 in one batch).
5. EasyCheck auto-sequences every cheque date.
6. Review every cheque on screen, then print the full series.

For the full recurring workflow — including how the date sequencing and cheque numbering work — see recurring & instalment cheque printing. If the series backs a vehicle finance agreement, the auto finance cheque printing guide covers that use case in depth.

Track every PDC in the PDC Calendar

Once printed, every PDC appears in the PDC Calendar — a visual monthly view with every cheque colour-coded as Pending, Printed or Cleared. Filter to show only DIB cheques, or view all banks together.

Set your alerts. Each user can set their own alert preferences — 1 day, 3 days or 7 days before a PDC clears. Nobody on your team gets caught off-guard by a clearing date.

Common Cheque Printing Mistakes to Avoid

• Using a generic bank template. DIB layouts differ by account product and cheque book series. Configure your template from your actual DIB cheque book, not a generic example.
• Skipping the test print. Always print one test on plain A4 first and hold it against your cheque leaf. Fix any alignment before printing on the real cheque book.
• Mixing up cheque book sequence. Your cheque book has serial numbers. Track which cheque number you printed against which beneficiary — EasyCheck records this automatically.
• Forgetting the A/C Payee crossing. If your cheques are crossed "A/C Payee Only", make sure your template includes that field.
• Not setting alerts on PDCs. With a 24- or 48-cheque finance series in circulation, a clearing date can sneak up. Configure per-user notifications so your accounts team has lead time to ensure funds are in the account.
• Printing signatures. Don't try to. EasyCheck doesn't print signatures or stamps — those are applied manually by your authorised signatory after printing. This is the correct process and keeps your bank's signature mandate intact.

Next Step

Set up your DIB cheque template in under five minutes and start printing accurate cheques the same day. EasyCheck is a one-time 3-year licence from AED 750 — no monthly fees and no per-cheque charges.

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