Relation of Tables or Figures and Text. Because tables and figures supplement the text, refer in the text to all tables and figures used and explain what the reader should look for when using the table or figure. Ask yourself this question first: Is the table or figure necessary? For example, it is better to present simple descriptive statistics in the text, not in a table. Necessity. Visual material such as tables and figures can be used quickly and efficiently to present a large amount of information to an audience, but visuals must be used to assist communication, not to use up space, or disguise marginally significant results behind a screen of complicated statistics. Writers can embed several types of visuals using most basic word processing software: diagrams, musical scores, photographs, or, for documents that will be read electronically, audio/video applications. 2012.The purpose of visual materials or other illustrations is to enhance the audience's understanding of information in the document and/or awareness of a topic. Image downloaded from Flickr (personal image collections, uploaded by others) reproduced in a textįig.

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Image scanned from a book reproduced in a textįig. Including URLs in citations of online resources is optional.īe consistent with caption display choices throughout your paper or slideshow. List artist's name, title of work (italicized), date of composition, medium and name of institution that houses the collection.

Include them in Works Cited list without figure numbers. Include artist's name, title of work (italicized), date of composition, medium of the reproduction and complete publication information of the source, including page, figure or plate numbers. Have a figure number, abbreviated as 'Fig.

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