How can I view a list of outstanding checks in Quickbooks? I thought it would be part of the reconciliation report for the bank account. But I don't see it.

In QB desktop you can go to top toolbar under vendors-vendor center-tab for transactions at the top of vendor list-select billpmts or checks-run reports at bottom of the page view as a report. Then you can customize the report by clicking the customize report button to select the period you want. After that in the columns section on the same display tab scroll until you see Clr and select to include in your report. This will show you all the checks written for the month and if they cleared the bank or are still outstanding (No star in Clr column). You should be able to export to excel or PDF and print.