6 Guidelines for using tables

Tables are an effective way to present information to your readers. Follow these guidelines to make them work for you

• Use tables when you have numbers to compare.
• Use tables for a series of "if, then" sentences.
• Think about tables as answers to questions.
• Think carefully about what to put in the left column of a table.
• Keep tables simple.
• Format tables on the web so that people focus on the information and not on the lines.

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