Embedding data from an Excel spreadsheet into a Power Point presentation is especially useful if the basic presentation is used repeatedly and frequently. When data is embedded in a presentation or document it allows the data in the presentation to be updated automatically when the data is updated in the source spreadsheet. Presuming both the source spreadsheet and the destination presentation already exist and are open in separate windows, follow these steps to embed the data: Select the range of cells you want to copy in the Excel spreadsheet.

Two Step Software, Inc. introduced its new version of Corporate Focus at the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals’ Conference October 10-13 in Las Vegas. The new software includes option expensing to meet FAS 123R valuation regulations, Two Step said. FAS 123R rules require financial institutions to recognize in their income statement the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees.The new Corporate Focus release will now be able to calculate that valuation according to FAS 123R guidelines.

Standalone spreadsheets, such as Excel, have not seen much innovation for a decade. The need for enterprise utility has become necessary in the face of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), according to Intelligent Enterprise. With all the corporate uses for spreadsheets, other companies are developing new applications to manage and control them more effectively.A quote by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) posted on the ClusterSeven web site reads, “As some companies have discovered, errors in relatively simple spreadsheets can result in potential material misstatements in their financial results.

“As the first accounting association to get our message out on TV with a series of profile-raising ads that ran from 1994 to 1999, we definitely recognize the power of television,” Delmarie Scherloski, director of public affairs for the Certified General Accountants (CGA) of Ontario, explained in announcing the airing of three new television ads. “For the last few years we used ‘close captioning’, but the time has come to again expand on CGA Ontario’s message.

Financial Operations Network, a provider of financial and business resources, has created a new resource to help freight businesses increase efficiency, reduce costs and streamline their accounting processes by launching the Freight Accounting and Information Management Association (FAIMA).

Pay and performance reviews are the most common causes of conflict between employees and their supervisors or managers. Globally, 32 percent of workers report pay reviews as the source of workplace conflict, while 19 percent cite performance reviews or not being considered for a promotion as the main cause of conflict, according to the latest Financial Directions Survey from Robert Half International. “Issues over pay and career progression are clearly a cause of stress for finance professionals.

ProQuest Information and Learning, the research solutions company, on Monday launched a revolutionary new solution for accounting scholars: ProQuest Accounting & Tax with Standards™. This new model advances traditional aggregation to create a one-step research experience."The new ProQuest Accounting & Tax with Standards product fills a definite void in the need for accounting and tax information for our students and faculty," said Alicia Estes, Head of the Business & Documents Center at New York University's Bobst Library.

Firms are still spending significant time and resources completing their reconciliation process despite technological advances that make it unnecessary. Increasingly tight regulatory guidelines, more stringent reporting requirements and complex operations over wide geographic regions, are only a few of the hurdles companies must overcome to achieve a faster, more efficient financial close process.

Spreadsheets help individuals and business organizations record financial data efficiently. Excel is probably the most common spreadsheet application used by businesses today. Users program formulas and macros to automate calculation of financial data as well. The seemingly simple financial logic inside spreadsheets can also cause embarrassing errors.