Dear All,
Microsoft keeps a whole series of Templates available on their site for the
likes of you and me.
Go to http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/default.asp to see
the complete Template offering: there are 12 major groups ranging from
Stationery, labels and cards to Your career.
I went to the Finance and Accounting Gallery
http://search.officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/ct138.asp
where you will find
Banking and Loans (11 files)
Accounts and Inventory (2 files)
Personal Finance (7 files)
Business Plans and Financial Statements (18 files)
Click on Business Plans and Financial Statements and you will be taken to
the summary/entry page for the 18 Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
templates they have on offer.
I have reviewed a few of these files for an Excel site and here is what I
said about some of them: hope it's of some interest to you all.
I looked at several of the templates and will say that they are fine but
please note, they are very basic and are clearly aimed at elementary
Excellers and business people just getting to grips with such things:
probably ideal for GCSE Accounting and Business Studies and A level Business
Studies and equivalent students. Nothing wrong with that though since they
are basically fine.
The balance sheet file gives us a basic balance sheet suitable for a wide
range of businesses but please note that it has been produced with the US
accounting system in mind and some users might find that they are a problem
for that reason: eg, the balance sheet begins with current assets ... net
everyone starts there!
I also took a look at their breakeven analysis spreadsheet: again basic
again OK; but the layout format will be unfamiliar to anyone who has learned
break even analysis from, say, a traditional business studies or management
accounting text. Worth a look though, if you are a teacher looking for
variety or a businessman who can't follow the graphs that accountants
prepare.
There's a financial history and ratios spreadsheet to download, too. As with
the balance sheet file, this is US centric and anyone who doesn't know that
receivables are the same as debtors will need to do a bit of digging first.
This is the most comprehensive of the files that I looked at and you will
find useful instructions in the file and there are comments in several
cells: these comments tell you the basic ratios or formulae that you need to
know in order to do the calculation relevant to the sell containing the
comment.
Where necessary, all files have built in formulae so they are ready to go as
soon as they have been downloaded.
Best wishes
Duncan Williamson
----- Original Message -----
From: "david haynes" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: AQA AS changes for Economics and Business Studies
> --- Geoff Riley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > QCA sent this information out to all schools on
> > Monday
>
> I wonder how many schools in the Private sector have
> already closed?
>
> I wonder how many part-time teachers of Business
> Studies have already stopped teaching?
>
> A good marketing ploy this......
>
>
> > This seems fair enough to me - I am sure the boards
> > will send their own info out as well (fingers
> > crossed)
> > Geoff
> >
>
>
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