To create a simple checkbook register with Microsoft Excel, open a blank spreadsheet and create column labels that would be in a paper register, like Date, Check Number, and Payee. Then, format the column headings so that they are bold and easy to read, and adjust the cell formatting to account for currency and dates.

More than a basic check register and reporting tool, CheckBook Pro features everything in CheckBook, our powerfully simple personal finance manager, and then some. Get a report for all of your accounts at once. Search for transactions with any combination of criteria. Group your transactions into folders. Change the details of a group of transactions in a single stroke. CheckBook Pro's simply powerful data management tools make it all just plain easy.

New Features • Now it's a snap to print your checks with addresses for windowed envelopes. Tell CheckBook Pro to print checks, then look for the Address column. You can choose an address, manage addresses, or even import from your Mac's Contacts. • It's easier than ever to transfer funds between Accounts with a pair of new items near the top of the Entry menu: New Deposit Transfer and New Debit Transfer. We included keyboard shortcuts, too. And did you know a right-click or Control-click anywhere in the list of Entries displays the Entry menu?

• Ever wanted to sort your Entries by when they were created or modified? Head to the View menu and down to Columns and Sort By for some handy new options. And if you'd like to search by created or modified date, Smart Folders are ready and waiting! Fixes • Corrects an issue that could lead to the list of Account Summaries becoming so wide you couldn't see the actual Account Summary. • Resolves a situation where dates wouldn't be shown properly on Macs set to use the Buddhist calendar. • Properly formats amounts when they're entered with spaces.

• Prevents a crash you might see when exporting. • Nixes an error message that may appear when opening a backup from inside CheckBook Pro's super secret automatic backups folder. • 2.6.4 Dec 18, 2017. Fixes • Prevents a crash that can affect OS X 10.10 Yosemite and macOS 10.11 El Capitan folks when they create a new document or switch documents with the File menu’s Open Recent submenu.

• Clears up the potential for the Debit button to stop working when an Account is set to populate the To menu with all previously entered items. • Fixes a situation where a password-protected Account’s Entries might become visible before its password is entered. • Minor user interface adjustments.

• 2.6.1 Oct 30, 2017. New features • CheckBook Pro is now 64-bit, so you’ll be managing your finances with ease for years to come. • Check printing on pre-printed check paper has arrived! Let CheckBook Pro save you some ink strokes and tell us what you think. If you need a custom template, let us know at support@splasm.com because we can probably help with that.

• Color your balances and totals with your Entry colors. Look for the new settings in CheckBook Pro’s preferences.

Fixes • Minor user interface fixes & enhancements • 2.5.15 Mar 8, 2017. New Features • Drag & drop or copy & paste Entries and Schedules, whichever you prefer. You can even drag to or paste in applications like TextEdit, Numbers, and Excel. Fixes • Properly remembers the way you’ve set up the columns in the Schedule section • Prevents a crash that could happen when switching documents • Updated application and document icons for better compatibility with macOS 10.12 Sierra • Resolves a situation where some Account balances wouldn’t update right after Scheduled Entries were committed • Corrects an issue where some fonts might condense so much that characters overlap.

• Improved support for importing reconciled transactions • A few user interface tweaks and performance enhancements • 2.5.14 Nov 12, 2016. • Ready for macOS 10.12 Sierra • Fixes • Prevents a situation where Entries might reappear after one end of a transfer is set to no longer be a transfer. • Resolves a potential issue with Schedules that are set to transfer to an Account that’s been removed.

• Properly handles amounts with commas as decimal separators in OFX or QFX files. • Prevents some wonkiness when removing the last Account Summary. • Prevents potential crashes when changing a Smart Folder, changing multiple Entries at the same time, or dismissing the All Accounts options sheet. • Minor user interface changes. • 2.5.10 Feb 25, 2016. New features • Keyboard shortcuts for Check, Resolved, and Tax-Deductible buttons. Wifi hotspot app for mac 2017.