Describe the characteristics of sections and footnotes and give an example of how a company could make use of them

Describe the characteristics of sections and footnotes and give an example of how a company could make use of them

A section is a part of a document that has its own formatting properties; a footnote is at the bottom of the document and is referenced from earlier in the document. It can be a definition of a word or a source of information. A company could use a section to make one page portrait and one page landscape in a document. A company could use a footnote to clarify what they mean in the document or could give a link to one of their websites to advertise it. 

User guide for putting images in Powerpoint that appear automatically in a slideshow and with a one second delay

User guide for putting images in Powerpoint that appear automatically in a slideshow and with a one second delay

1.       Open up Microsoft PowerPoint.

2.       To place an image into Powerpoint you can either insert it from Clip Art (go to number 3), insert it from your files (go to number 4) or from the internet (go to number 5).

3.       To insert an image from Clip Art click on the insert tab in PowerPoint and select the Clip Art button to open up the menu on the right of the screenshot below. You can then search for any image you want, just click it to put it onto your slideshow.

4.       To insert a picture which is a file on your computer click the insert tab and select the picture button. You can then select the image(s) you need to use by clicking on them.

5.       To insert an image from the internet find the image you want; right click on it and select copy from the menu. You then can go into Powerpoint, right click again and press paste on the menu to insert your picture. 

6.     To animate each picture click on the animation tab and then click on the image you want to animate. On the left of the menu you can see lots of different animations that you can use to add different entrance effects for your images (just the green ones for entrances). Click on the one you want to add that animation to the picture.

7.      On the right of the menu you can edit when the entrance animation will take place for the picture. To make the image appear automatically select the ‘after previous’ option next to the word ‘start’ (in the timing section).

8.      To make an image appear exactly one second after a previous image then you go down to the delay part in the timing section. You can set the amount of delay to by clicking it and typing in the time you want for example 1 second is ‘1:00’.

Solutions to cash flow problems

Solutions to Cash Flow Problems

·        Rainy day fund

·        Overdraft

·        Loan

·        Up front sales

·        Delaying Payments (creditors)

·        Sell fixed assets

·        Leasing

·        Factoring

What causes cash flow problems

What Causes Cash Flow Problems?

·        Unforeseen circumstances

·        Seasonal demand

·        Over investment in a fixed asset

·        Over trading

·        Credit Sales

·        Poor stock management

·        Poor financial management

Databases

Databases

A database is a collection of data stored in an organised way. Databases can be computerised or paper based, an example of a paper based database is a notebook or the yellow pages. Computerised databases include, school records, hospital records and search engines. A computerised database is easier to store and you can search records quickly. A paper based database works even without electricity and is cheaper to make. A database is suitable for storing information as it can sort millions of records into fields so it is easier to find the information you need.

Table- A table displays all of the records in a database

Record- All of the information held in a database on a particular person or object

Field- All the information held in a specific category in a database

A flat-file database is where all the information is stored in one large table. A relational database is where all the data is split up into related groups. Data duplication is where data is needlessly typed in again when it is already on the database. A flat-file database is not suitable for all scenarios as you may not need all of the fields of certain tasks, it is sometimes better to just have a few specific ones. 

Bitmap and Vector Images

Bitmap graphic– Image made up of lots of tiny squares of colour called pixels. This means you cannot zoom the image in far as you lose quality. Can be compressed unlike a vector. Used in pictures

Vector graphic– Image that uses  mathematical instructions of co-ordinates to be put together so it does not lose quality when you zoom in. A vector file is smaller than a bitmap file. Used in text and cartoons.