Lacerte® print settings for organizers and engagement letters
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This article contains information about the required print settings to use for Lacerte® organizers and engagement letters. For information on how to prepare batch organizers, refer to Uploading Batch Organizers.
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Follow these guidelines to ensure a successful upload.
- Condensed organizers are not currently supported.
- Use theFile (PDF)option inPrint Settingsto print to PDF.
- Don’t include any additional headers or footers.
- Don’t customize the questionnaire. Use theQuestionnaire Def.setting.
- When printing a Lacerte® organizer to PDF:
- Don’t include engagement letters. Print them to a separate PDF.
- TheClient Informationpage needs to be included in organizer PDFs.
Printing Engagement Letters
To create a separate PDF for your engagement letters, you print an organizer with all other pages suppressed.
Selecting Clients for the Engagement Letters:
- Go toTools > Organizer...
- Go to Print Paper Organizer and selectComplete Organizers.
- Select clients from theAvailable Clientslist and selectAdd. They’ll appear in theSelected Clientslist.
Configuring Organizer Settings for Engagement Letters:
- SelectOrganizer Settings....
- SelectSelect Allto select all the organizer pages.
- SelectSuppress.
- SelectOk.
Configuring Complete Organizer Settings for Engagement Letters:
- SelectPrint.
- Change the following document options:
- SelectSlip Sheet Typeand selectSuppress.
- SelectClient Letterand selectSuppress.
- SelectEngagement Letterand selectSingle Window Default.
- SelectQuestionnaireand selectSuppress.
- SelectOk.
Print Settings for Engagement Letters:
- Clear the checkbox next toPrinter.
- Mark the checkbox next toFile (PDF).
- (Optional) If a PDF window with instructions from Lacerte appears, selectOk.
- SelectOK.
- (Optional) If printing to a batch, change the file name to match the formatEngagement Letter_<Client ID>.
- SelectSave.
Printing Organizers
Configuring the Default Questionnaire for Organizers
- Go toTools > Organizer...
- SelectQuestionnaireto expand it.
- SelectQuestionnaire Def.and make sure the settings match what is shown below.
![The Questionnaire Def. text editor is open and displays the following text: ¶If any of the following items pertain to you or your spouse for [ORGTAXYEAR].¶ please check the appropriate box and provide additional information if necessary.¶¶¶ [YNTAB]PERSONAL INFORMATION ¶[YNHEADING]¶ [YNBOX]Did your marital status change during the year?¶¶[YNBOX]Did your address change during the year?¶¶[YNBOX]Could you be claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return for [ORGTAXYEAR]?¶¶¶ [YNTAB]DEPENDENTS [YNBOX]¶¶Were there any changes in dependents?¶¶[YNBOX]Were any of your unmarried children who might be claimed as dependents 19 years of age or older at the end](/content/dam/helpandsupp/en-us/Topics/safesend/images/org-questionnaire-def-settings.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg)
Selecting Clients for the Organizers
- Go to Print Paper Organizer and selectComplete Organizers.
- Select clients from theAvailable Clientslist and selectAdd. They’ll appear in theSelected Clientslist.
Configuring Organizer Settings
- SelectOrganizer Settings....
- Select theClient Informationpage and set its action toForce.
- SelectOk.
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You may select to include or exclude other pages as necessary, but the Client Information page must be in the organizer PDF when uploading to Organizers.
Configuring Complete Organizer Settings
- SelectPrint.
- Change the following document options:
- SelectSlip Sheet Typeand selectSingle Window Portrait.
- SelectClient Letterand selectSingle Window Default.
- SelectEngagement Letterand selectSuppress.
- SelectQuestionnaireand selectQuestionnaire Def.
- Make sure all other settings match what is shown below.
- SelectOk.
Print Settings for Organizers
- Clear the checkbox next toPrinter.
- Select the checkbox next toFile (PDF).
- (Optional) If a PDF window with instructions from Lacerte appears, selectOk.
- Make sure all other settings match what is shown below.
- SelectOK.
- (Optional) If printing to a batch, change the file name to match the formatOrganizer Forms - <Client ID>.
- SelectSave.