Chapter 6 of 9 · 3 practices · 2 min · 3-question quiz
Figures, tables and formatting
Good figures and consistent formatting make a report easy to read and mark. Number and caption everything, refer to it in the text and follow your department's format rules.
Start: Number and caption every figure and table, and refer to each in the text3 practices in this chapter
- 1Number and caption every figure and table, and refer to each in the textEvery figure and table needs: A number, usually by chapter: Figure 4.2 is the second figure in chapter 4; A caption that says what it shows. Many departments put figure captions below the figure and…
- 2Make figures readable when printed and on a projectorA figure is only useful if people can read it. Common problems are tiny text in screenshots, low-resolution images and colour schemes that disappear in print.
- 3Follow your department's format rules exactlyFormat rules can seem arbitrary, but submissions are checked against them and some departments return non-compliant reports. Rules vary widely between universities. For example, FAST's handbook…
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