The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting, 3rd Edition

160 Understanding the Numbers

data in a graphical format. Exhibit 5.4 presents a graph of the information in
our demonstration spreadsheet. It contrasts sales and net profit over the six
months.

Presentation Graphics Sof tware

Presentation graphics sof tware is used to create slide presentations. These pre-
sentations can include a variety of media through which information can be
presented to an audience, such as text, graphs, pictures, video, and sound. Spe-
cial effects are also available, meaning animation can be incorporated as the
system transitions from one slide to the next. Slides can be printed, in black-
and-white and color, for use on overhead projectors. Alternatively, the com-
puter can be directly connected to a system for projection onto a screen or a
television monitor, allowing the presenter to utilize the software’s animation
and sound features. Most of the software comes equipped with various prede-
veloped background formats and clip art to help simplify the process of creat-
ing the presentation. Also, these software packages allow the user to import
both graphs and text from other software packages, such as word processing
and spreadsheets.

EXHIBIT 5.4 Pro forma sales and income.

January February March April May June

Sales

Net profit

after taxes

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

Months

Dollars