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Re: Omitting Table and Figure Numbers?

Subject: Re: Omitting Table and Figure Numbers?
From: Dick Margulis <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net>
To: JX <techwrl-list-only -at- doitall -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:19:21 -0400



JX wrote:

I've working on an approximately 140 page programmer document. There aren't
a ton of tables or figures. Currently,their titles/captions are in the side
bar to the left. For instance:
"Figure 5, The Creation of the Earth"
"Table 12, Required Database Fields"

My cross references in FrameMaker always say something like:
For details, see Figure 5, "The Creation of the Earth" on page 123.
For details, see Table 12, "Required Database Fields" on page 72.

I'm now wondering whether there is genuine benefit of the table and figure
numbering when my xrefs diligently include a well-thought-out name and the
page number.

Yes, there is a genuine benefit to telling the reader that the thing to look for on the referenced page is a table or a figure rather than a subhead or a paragraph topic.

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