Graham Mayor wrote:

Suzanne's point was not that it couldn't be done, but rather what was the
point. Computers are supposed to make your life easier not more complicated.
How much effort does it need to pick up the pen that will be used to sign
the cheque and add the payee's name and amount?



So it's clear that I'm not going to get any help on this matter here.
Rather than writing a discourse on why I want to do this, suffice it to
say that I have some other projects that, if I know a good way to
accomplish this task, I would then know how to accomplish those other
tasks. Yes, since I already have the pen in my hand, I could go ahead
and write the check. In fact, there is nothing that I write into my
computer that I cannot write with that same pen. (Actually, it would be
kind of hard to post to the newsgroup with a pen.)

Adobe Acrobat has functionality to facilitate this sort of task. I know
how to create the fill-in form, but I don't know how to hide the
background just before printing. So, I'm off to the Acrobat newsgroups.

Thanks anyway. This newsgroup sure has changed.