Fill Out the Check

• 1). Write the full name of the company or person you are paying with your check on the "Pay to the order of" line.
  
  
• 2). Write out the actual amount of whole dollars in words and the cents as a fraction on the amount line. For example, if you wanted to send $110.58, you would write "One hundred and ten dollars and 58/100."
  
  
• 3). Write the date on the check in the date line. Be sure to use the current date and not a date in the future.
  
  
• 4). Sign your check on the signature line.
  
  
• 5). Write your account number with the company you are paying in the "Memo" or "For" line. Or, if you are paying an individual, write a note explaining the purpose of the check (i.e., "Congratulations" for a wedding or birthday).
  
  

Address and Mail the Envelope

• 1). Write the full name and address of the company or person you are sending the check to in the center of the front of the envelope.
  
  
• 2). Write your name and your full address in the upper-left corner of the front of the envelope.
  
  
• 3). Place a first-class postage stamp on the upper-right corner of the front of the envelope.
  
  
• 4). Put your check inside the envelope and seal it. If you are paying a bill, put the bottom portion of the bill (it is usually perforated to make it easy to tear off) inside the envelope as well.
  
  
• 5). Place your sealed envelope inside a U.S. Postal Service mailbox and close the door. Open the door of the mailbox again to make sure your envelope went in. You are now done.