Re: Where/how did you learn how to lay out and format tables?

[Deborah Hemstreet <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com>]

There was an article in Technical Communication some years back that 
dealt with a study on the readability of different table formats. Ever 
since I read that article, I've tried using their suggestions, with 
great success. I remember having some of my non-tech com colleagues read 
the article and they were quite intrigued by its findings.

I have moved since then and did not keep my back issues to be able to go 
through them. If you are an STC member, you should be able to do a 
search on tables research and find the article. The bonus, you will also 
be able to read the references that the researchers used, to help in 
your knowledge of tables.

I hope this info is helpful.

Deborah
http://www.tech-challenged.com
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