>Well, I have taken to using the spacebar and spacing out to eyeball perfection, like this:
>
> TAKE NOTICE: UNPAID CC FOR 2009 RV = $ 118614.08
> 2009 RY = $ 49249.92
> 2009 CHKs = $ 0.00
> ------------------
> 167864.00
>so that it looks good when I design it. It's just when it gets printed that the mis alignment occurs. A printining font issue perhaps?
>

Try setting the font to non-proportional, Courier New, for example.