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1 **Question: **What is the best way to process my payroll with a mix of employees receiving Direct Deposit and printed checks?
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3 **Answer: **The easiest way to process payroll with a mix of employees receiving Direct Deposit and printed checks is first to **create a list** for each that you could use to process payroll with.
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5 * In your payroll program, go to the** "Employee Information"** screen.
6 * From the dropdown menu above your employee list //(It is probably set to **Master List**)//, scroll to the top and select **"New Employee List"**.
7 * **Choose a name to use** for the list of employees receiving Direct Deposit, such as "DD" Employees, and click **"OK"**.
8 * Go back to the dropdown menu and **select the list** you created.
9 * Go back to the dropdown menu again and select **"Add Employee To List"** at the top of the menu. This will bring up a list of all employees not currently on the list selected.
10 * **Select an employee** to add to the list for Direct Deposit employees and click **"Add to List"** and repeat to add the employees to the list. When finished, click **"Done"**.
11 * Go back to the dropdown menu above the listing of employees and select **"New List"**.
12 * **Repeat the steps above** to create a list of employees who receive actual checks.
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14 When you process your payroll, you can choose the list to be processed first and then go back and process the second list.
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16 **If you post your payroll checks to Quickbooks:**
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18 * After processing the checks for the first list of employees in **Step 1**, click on the **"Skip Step"** button in the remaining steps to reset the process.
19 * Go back to** "Pay Employees"** and process the second list of employees.
20 * After the checks for the second list have been processed,** complete the remaining steps** as if it were a normal payroll.
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24 == Related Pages: ==
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26 === [[Printing Check Stub for Direct Deposit Employees>>doc:Mac.Direct Deposit ».Printing Check Stub for Direct Deposit Employees .WebHome]] ===
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28 Learn how to print a check stub for employees who opt to have direct deposits.
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31 === [[Information Needed to Set Up Direct Deposit>>doc:Mac.Direct Deposit ».Information Needed to Set Up Direct Deposit .WebHome]] ===
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33 Learn about which information is needed for setting up direct deposits.
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36 === [[Printing Actual Checks for Direct Deposit Employees>>doc:Mac.Direct Deposit ».Printing Actual Checks for Direct Deposit Employees .WebHome]] ===
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38 FAQ: Can I print an actual check, like a bonus check, for employees who are Direct Deposit?
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41 === [[Switching an Employee Back to Receive a Printed Check>>doc:Mac.Direct Deposit ».Switching an Employee Back to Receive a Printed Check .WebHome]] ===
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43 Learn how to switch an employee from direct deposit back to receiving checks instead.
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46 === [[Locating the ACH File for Direct Deposit to Submit to Bank>>doc:Mac.Direct Deposit ».Locating the ACH File for Direct Deposit to Submit to Bank .WebHome]] ===
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48 Read on where you can find the ACH File for direct deposit that is needed for submission to the bank.