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Re: Omitting Table and Figure Numbers? (2)

Subject: Re: Omitting Table and Figure Numbers? (2)
From: Jan Henning <henning -at- r-l -dot- de>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:40:28 +0200

For instance

For details, see Table 12, "Required Database Fields" on page 72.
Or
For details, see the table "Required Database Fields" on page 72.

Does the number provide a genuine benefit?

I don't think so, unless there are a large number of tables on page 72 (say, more than four tables?). Further, I second Andrea's opinion that the name (if well thought out) provides a much better idea of what to expect than a number and thus helps the reader much better in the deciding whether to follow the reference in the first place.

So, IMHO:
- Table and figures numbers are not generally helpful to the reader.
- If you want to shorten your references, it's much better to omit the numbers than the titles.

Regards
Jan Henning

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