On almost every printer available, CheckWriter will automatically align your MICR.

To see if your check or draft is properly aligned, first check to see where the dotted line at the bottom of the check falls.

This dotted line should print DIRECTLY on the perforation so that when you remove the check or draft from the top 1/3 of the form, the dotted line should disappear.

If this is not the case, you can adjust the printing height in your cw.ini file located in your CheckWriter folder:

C:\Program Files\CheckWriter

It will look like this:       

Right Click on this file and select OPEN, your computer may prompt and ask what to use, select NOTEPAD.

Once open it will look like this:

To lower the dotted line, increase the setting on the top margin. Try 125 or 150 to lower the check about 1/4". Or if you need to raise the line, change the top margin to 85, or 90. 

Experiment using one sacrificial piece of check stock, or use copy paper and a pencil to trace through where the perforation should be.

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Transit symbol alignment:

Once you have your dotted line on the perforation, you should check the left/right settings by locating the watermark on your blank check stock.  The transit watermark is very small and very light:

It looks like a "+"

This is where your first transit symbol |:
should print.  Adjust your "MarginLeft" setting in your cw.ini file to ensure your transit symbol covers this watermark.