RE: Omitting Table and Figure Numbers?

Subject: RE: Omitting Table and Figure Numbers?
From: <Daniel_Hall -at- trendmicro -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:38:40 -0700

But this doesn't answer the question of "Are numbers needed?"

I think if you have a very limited number of tables or figures, numbering them is _not_ necessary. You can still provide the benefit of telling the reader what they're looking for (a table of figure) without specifying a number.

See the table of Required Database Fields on page 18.

Just my $.02

Dan



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[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-129804 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Dick
Margulis
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:19 AM
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Subject: Re: Omitting Table and Figure Numbers?

>JX wrote:

<snipped>
>>
>>I'm now wondering whether there is genuine benefit of the table and figure
>>numbering when my xrefs diligently include a well-thought-out name and the
>>page number.
>>

>Yes, there is a genuine benefit to telling the reader that the thing to
>look for on the referenced page is a table or a figure rather than a
>subhead or a paragraph topic.





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