Style Guide Tables Example

Tables & Figures: should not be embedded in the text, but should be included as separate files.

Tables:

• Textual information presented in column and row format.
• All tables must be created using the table function within the same word processing system as the manuscript.
• No table may be included as an image file or inserted as a reference to another file document, i.e. Excel, Access.
• The table size is established by setting the table’s width to 100%” and alignment to “centered”.
• Table titles (use 12 pt.) Appear at top of table (note punctuation, capitalization, and formatting displayed by the examples) and within its own row cell.
• Borders and shading must be set to “none” except the title cell, header cells, and the last cell which should have the bottom cell boundary as a 1/2 pt. line.
• Column headings can be bold.
• Information within the table (except for the title cell) is to be formatted font size 10 pt., times roman.
• There should be a hard return before and after the table.
• Tables in excess of 40 lines in total will be included as an appendix.

Example #1: (table borders are shown here only as graphic representation of the table formatting and for clarity)

Example #2: (table borders have been hidden to demonstrate actual example)