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3: Illustrations and Tables

Overview
3.1Illustrations defined
3.2Tables defined
Illustrations
Types of Illustrations and Their Parts
3.3Continuous tone versus halftone
3.4Line art
3.5Text figures and plates
3.6Galleries
3.7Captions, legends, keys, and labels
Placement and Numbering of Illustrations
3.8Placement of illustrations relative to text
3.9Text references to numbered illustrations
3.10Continuous versus separate numbering of illustrations
3.11Double numeration of illustrations
3.12Identifying the parts of an illustration
3.13Working numbers for unnumbered illustrations
3.14Numbering illustrations in a gallery
Preparation of Artwork
3.15Submitting artwork to the publisher
3.16Identifying artwork for the publisher
3.17Author’s inventory of artwork
3.18Publisher’s inventory of artwork
3.19Cropping, scaling, and shading
3.20Artwork to be redrawn by the publisher
Captions and Alternative Text
3.21Format and wording for captions
3.22Formal titles in captions
3.23Separating illustration numbers from captions
3.24Using locators in captions
3.25Identifying symbols or patterns used in figures
3.26Identifying electronic enhancements in captions
3.27Including original dimensions in captions
3.28Alternative text and descriptions
3.29Alternative text for math
Credit Lines
3.30Sources and permissions
3.31Placement of credit lines
3.32Crediting author as source of illustration
3.33Crediting material from copyrighted sources
3.34Crediting commissioned material
3.35Crediting material obtained free of charge
3.36Crediting material in the public domain
3.37Crediting agency material
3.38Crediting adapted material
Lists of Illustrations
3.39When to include a list of illustrations
3.40Listing illustrations from a gallery
3.41Shortening captions for a list of illustrations
Charts
3.42Charts defined
3.43Consistency among charts
3.44Axes and curves in graphs
3.45Chart titles and labels
3.46Abbreviations in labels
3.47Genealogical and pedigree charts
Tables
Introduction
3.48Table preparation
3.49Use of tables
3.50Consistency among tables
Table Numbering and Placement
3.51Table numbers and text references
3.52Placement of tables relative to the text
The Parts of a Table
3.53Table structure and use
3.54Horizontal and vertical rules
3.55Table numbers and titles
3.56Parenthetical information in table titles
3.57Column heads
3.58Spanner heads
3.59Cut-in heads
3.60Stub entries
3.61Stub entries with subheads
3.62Runover lines in stub columns
3.63Abbreviations in stub columns
3.64Totals
3.65Using leaders with stub entries
3.66Table body and cells
3.67Column data
3.68Empty cells
3.69Matrixes
3.70Presenting multiple values in a single cell
Cell Alignment and Formatting
3.71Alignment of rows
3.72Alignment of column heads
3.73Alignment of numbers within columns
3.74Alignment of columns consisting of words
3.75Format for totals, averages, and means
3.76When to use totals
Notes to Tables
3.77Order and placement of notes to tables
3.78Acknowledging data in source notes to tables
3.79Notes applying to the whole table
3.80Notes to specific parts of a table
3.81Notes on significance levels
Editing Tables
3.82Editing table content
3.83“Percent” versus “percentage”
3.84Number ranges
3.85Signs and symbols in tables
3.86“N” versus “n”
3.87Adjusting and checking tables
3.88Tables of more than one page (“continued” tables)
3.89Ensuring accessibility for tables

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