Quicken Bill Manager is used to display your upcoming b=
ills (bill presentment) so that you can anticipate future payments and bett=
er manage your spending. As part of Quicken Bill Manager, =
you can use Quick Pay and Check Pay =
to send money to payees (pay your bills).
Quick Pay is a way to pay bills online through the Quic=
ken application. The Quick Pay service sends payments electronically, transferring the money from your fi=
nancial institution's account to your designated pay=
ee. Using Quicken, you can specify which financial institution you will use=
, designate the payee, track the payment, and confirm that the payment has =
been made.
Check Pay makes mailing a check to anyone nationwi=
de fast and easy. Once you have set up Check Pay, you=
can send payments by entering the payee's name, payee's address, and the p=
ayment amount into Quicken. Quicken takes care of printing, stuffing, and m=
ailing a check drawn off of your checking account. It is easiest to se=
t up Check Pay during the setup for Quick Pay.
Adding an online bill
To set up Quick Pay and Check Pay, you will first need to a=
dd a bill. It is best to start with an Online Bill.=
If you have already added a bill, you can go directly to=
Setting up Quick Pay and=
Check Pay.
- Select the Bills & Income tab. Verify that you are in the Bills section under the Bills & Income =
tab.
- In the upper right corner of the Bills section, select=
+.
- Select Online Bill.
- Type in or select the name of your online biller.
For your online account, enter your login information. It may take s=
ome time to process the login and sync the account.
- Click Done when co=
mplete. Your bill is now linked, which means you can pay it through Quicken=
. The linked bill will appear on your Bills &=
Income page. Once you have at least one online =
account, see the next topic, Setting up Quick Pay and Check Pay.
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bsp;
Setting up Quick Pay =
and Check Pay
Once you have added a bill, you can begin the process of setting up Quick Pay and Check Pay.
- Select the Bills & Income&=
nbsp;tab. Verify that you are in the Bills<=
/strong> section under the Bills & Income tab.
- In the upper right corner of the Bills section, select=
the gear icon.
- Select Set up Quicken Bill Manager.
- Review any instructions and the Acknowledgment.
- Choose an account from the list of Payment Accounts an=
d select Enable.
- Enter the following information about your payment account. You may nee=
d to consult your bank to get the appropriate information.=20
- Routing number
- Account number
- Name
- Date of birth
- Address (The address you have listed=
with your bank)
City, State, Zip
Select Save.
The screen to enable Check Pay&n=
bsp;will appear. To enable Check Pay select Begin Verification. If you do not want to enable Check Pay, click Done.
Read through the screens telling you about Check Pay, then click Done.
- On the Quicken Dashboard, you will see a reminder=
link to verify your account such as Account needs verificatio=
n for Check Pay.
- On the Payment Accounts for Bill Manager screen, select Verify.
- On the Verification screen, enter the two micro-deposi=
t amounts from your account. It does not matter what order you enter them i=
n.
- Select .
- The Payment Accounts for Bill Manager screen will reappear. You will see a check mark under <=
strong>Enabled for Check Pay. S=
elect Done.
You can now use both Quick Pay&nb=
sp;and Check Pay through Quicken.
For more information about Quick Pay, see About Quick Pay.
For more information about Check Pay, see About Check Pay.