Re: Table layout - Which way is best?

[Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Still doesn't change the fact that these items have no X-Y relationship 
with each other and no reason to be in a table rather than a list. The 
list should be a simple one-column read and the callouts that reference 
it should have a standardized layout (for example, clockwise around the 
object).

If you're going to use tables, you should have the numbers in column 1 
and the item names in column 2. There's a reason why Word table-to-text 
produces the table layout it does from a numbered list.

If your current documents have a disorganized mish-mash of bad layouts, 
don't just pick one of the bad layouts to standardize on. Do new 
documents sensibly for the benefit of the reader and not just because 
it's easier to do and then fix your old ones as time and schedule 
permits - or at least make it a policy to correct the figure callouts 
and lists with future updates.

Gene Kim-Eng


On 5/11/2015 7:05 PM, William Sherman wrote: