Free Printable Checkbook Register and Calendar

SUPPLIES needed for ONE register:

• File downloaded
• Printer 
• 10-12 sheets of printer paper 
• 1 sheet of cardstock paper 
• Paper cutter, OR scissors and ruler 
• Stapler 

PRINT THE REGISTER:

• Print 10-12 copies of PAGE 1 ONLY
• After the printing is finished, print the same number of copies of PAGE 2 on the blank side of the printer paper, making sure page 2 is printed upside down from page 1. In order to fold the pages correctly, Page 2 MUST be printed 'upside down.' (Please see TIP section below) 
• Print ONE copy of the Checkbook Register Cover, using the cardstock paper. It's located on page 3 of either choice. 

TIP: On my HP printer, the page is printed to the tray: printed side up, and the image appears facing the printer (upside down.) When printing the back side, the printed sheets are taken from the 'out tray' and the stack is placed exactly the way they came out of the printer: printed side facing up, and the image is upside down, into the 'in tray' of the printer. The sheets do NOT get rotated, or flipped over to the blank side to be printed.

YOUR PRINTER DIRECTIONS MAY VARY. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PRINTER DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ASSEMBLE THE REGISTER:

• Line the "cut line" surrounding the checkbook register pages with the paper cutter blade to trim the edges evenly. Scissors can be used to do this, if you don't have access to a paper cutter. You can draw a line connecting the 'cut lines' to make your cutting straighter. Two horizontal cuts (top and bottom) and two vertical cuts (left side and right side) will be made, for a total of 4 cuts. Repeat this process for the checkbook cover. The checkbook cover will be longer and wider than the checkbook register pages. 
• Individually fold the trimmed checkbook register pages from top to bottom. Stack them one on top of each other. Flipping from one page to another, you should see the "Issued to" at the top of each page, and along the crease. 
• Fold the trimmed checkbook register cover from bottom to top, so the words are on the OUTSIDE. Personally, I like to have the 'info' side (register info about when it started/ended) as the back, and the "This Register belongs to" info as the front side of the cover. Insert the folded checkbook register pages into the cover lining up the creases. 
• Place the register pages and register cover (with the cover facing up) in the stapler, with the crease of the folded stack of pages as the part that will be stapled. Staple all pages with three staples spaced evenly, from left to right along the crease, then fold along the crease one more time.

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CALENDAR

Below is a calendar that you can customize to the size that you need and then download it to either Word or Open Office (Open Office is free to download here: http://www.openoffice.org/) and print.

• Go to http://www.calendarsthatwork.com/ 
• Click on The Sample Calendars in the left-hand sidebar.
• Scroll down until you find the Yearly Landscape calendar. Click on it. 

Here are the specs that I used to make it the right size to use with the checkbook registers.

• Page Size: A3 
• Resize content:  Width: 80%  Height: 60% 
• Calendars per Sheet: The 5th option, which has 4 red squares. 
• Adjust the Starting On date to the beginning of the year.
• Running For will automatically adjust to 4. Leave that as it is.
• Click the Sample Calendar print option.  This generate a downloadable file.
• Save it to your computer.
• Print.

You will need to trim your calendar and tape it to the register. Or better yet, print it off on sticker paper, trim, peel, and stick it to the register.