Re: Identifying Tables in Manuals

Subject: Re: Identifying Tables in Manuals
From: Bob Morrisette <writer1 -at- SABU -dot- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:46:08 -0800

> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:39:06 -0600
> From: "Stephen C. Gillespie" <sgillespie -at- FEDEX -dot- COM>
> Subject: Re: Identifying Tables in Manuals
> Comments: To: Dan Roberts <DRoberts -at- ISOGON -dot- COM>
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>
> Dan Roberts wrote:
> >
> > "I don't think there's a standard."
> >
> Actually, Dan, there IS...I believe the Chicago Manual of Style (14th
> ed) says to put the caption ABOVE the table, as opposed to UNDER, as
> with Figures (--if that's part of her question).
>
> Steve Gillespie
> FedEx
> _______________________________________________________________________
I think you confuse the reader if you put the caption above the table
and below the figure. Makes no sense - Chicago style or not.
Both should be above.

Bob Morrisette
writer1 -at- sabu -dot- Eng -dot- Sun -dot- com

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