TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Identifying Tables in Manuals From:Anne McDonough <amcdonou -at- OLF -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:11:05 -0500
The US Department of Defense way is to:
Refer to the table in the text as "Table 1-1" and center the table
in the middle of the page with its caption above the table.
That's my vote!
Deborah Cooper wrote:
> I'm debating a situation in my office: when you include a table
> in your document, do you refer to the table in the text as "the
> following table" and then center the table in the middle of the
> page with its caption centered under the table or,
>
> Refer to the table in the text as "Table 1-1" and center the table
> in the middle of the page with its caption above the table.
>
> What is the standard for this? Many thanks and have a super
> weekend!
>
> From ??? -at- ??? Sun Jan 00 00:00:00 0000==
begin: vcard
fn: Anne McDonough
n: McDonough;Anne
org: Open Link Financial, Inc.
adr;dom: 333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Suite 602;;;Mitchel Field;NY;11553;
email;internet: amcdonou -at- olf -dot- com
tel;work: 516-227-6600 ext 287
x-mozilla-cpt: ;0
x-mozilla-html: FALSE
version: 2.1
end: vcard
