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Present data effectively. Students should be capable of: Displaying data, Creating reports that include all necessary data and labels, Utilizing suitable headers and footers in a database report such as report header, report footer, page header, and page footer, Setting report titles, Generating various output formats while managing how data and labels are displayed, whether in tabular or columnar style, Aligning data and labels correctly, including right alignment for numeric data and decimal alignment, Managing the display format of numeric data, including specifying the number of decimal places, currency symbols, and percentages.

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Present data effectively. Students should be capable of: Displaying data, Creating reports that include all necessary data and labels, Utilizing suitable headers and footers in a database report such as report header, report footer, page header, and page footer, Setting report titles, Generating various output formats while managing how data and labels are displayed, whether in tabular or columnar style, Aligning data and labels correctly, including right alignment for numeric data and decimal alignment, Managing the display format of numeric data, including specifying the number of decimal places, currency symbols, and percentages

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  • You need to be able to present data effectively. Students should be capable of: Displaying data, Creating reports that include all necessary data and labels, Utilizing suitable headers and footers in a database report such as report header, report footer, page header, and page footer, Setting report titles, Generating various output formats while managing how data and labels are displayed, whether in tabular or columnar style, Aligning data and labels correctly, including right alignment for numeric data and decimal alignment, Managing the display format of numeric data, including specifying the number of decimal places, currency symbols, and percentages.
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Data Presentation in Reports

A report is being prepared to present sales data for a company. The report needs to include all necessary data and labels, use suitable headers and footers, and display numeric data correctly.

  1. a

    Identify two types of headers or footers that can be used in a report.

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  2. b

    Explain why it is important to align numeric data correctly in a report.

    Aim for approximately 2 distinct marking points.

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