If there are tables in the thesis study, it is important not only to fill them in correctly, but also to arrange them correctly. How is the design of tables in accordance with GOST 2018?
We will again have to turn to the same GOST, which should be relied upon when clarifying. This is GOST 7.32-2001. We’ll explain right away: GOST 2015 on the design of tables in nature does not exist, for many years in a row the good old 7.32-2001 has been in effect. The design principles for tables and graphic elements are also regulated by GOST 1.5-93 and GOST 2.105-95, also known as ESKD (Unified System for Design Documentation).
To make it easier for you to understand these multi-page documents, we have included the most important in the abstract of this article.
General rules for the design of tables in the diploma
- The table is located immediately after the paragraph where there is a link to it. Linking to text is required. You can’t put a table in a few paragraphs, arguing that it will look better on top of the next sheet. An exception is the placement of tables in the Appendix.
- Tables can be broken, but not desirable. It is better to leave an empty space after the paragraph with a link to the table and place it on the next sheet. But at the same time, of course, you should not leave large empty spaces.
- However, sometimes it is necessary to break tables. If the table is very long or wide, and the rows or columns of the table go beyond the format of the sheet, then it can be divided into parts. If there are many columns, then the parts of the table are located on one sheet one under the other. If there are many columns, the table continues on the next sheet. In the first case, the head is repeated in the new parts, in the second - the side of the table.
- If the table has a large volume, and it has to be divided into parts, and even more so transferred to another sheet, to simplify navigation, columns and columns are numbered. The numbers are used Arabic, put down in the second line. On the next page, you no longer need to repeat the headings of the columns and columns, just put numbers.
- All tables in the thesis are numbered, for this only Arabic numerals are used. GOST allows three principles for numbering tables in a thesis:
- Sequential numbering. Example: Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.
- Numbering by sections indicating the number of the section and, after the dot, the number of the table itself. Example: Table 1.1, Table 1.2, Table 1.3, Table 2.1, Table 2.2, etc.(The second option is used if large volumes of tabular material are placed in the thesis work).
- Numbering taking into account the application number (recall that applications, according to the design rules, are indicated by Latin numerals). Example: Table B.1, Table C.1.1, Table C.1.2 etc.
- The table name should be placed immediately above it. Do not put a dot after the table number. The number is followed by a dash, followed by the name of the table.
- The table must always have a title. Requirements for the title: it should be short, concise, but at the same time clearly reflect the meaning of the table, the essence of the information given in it. It is recommended to use 2-5 words in the title of the table, avoiding cumbersome wording.
- Please note that the word "Table" should be written with a capital letter and be sure to complete it without abbreviating it.
- When transferring a table to the next sheet, it is necessary to put the full name of the table with numbering at the top. When dividing a table into parts within one sheet, simply “Continuation of the table” is written above each part (without quotes).
- The font, size in the table title is the same as in the main text (you can use a smaller font size in the cells). You should not somehow highlight the names of the tables using color, underlining, etc. However, in practice, bold type is sometimes used (check this point in the training manual or with your supervisor).
- The heading of the table is located on the sheet of the thesis on the left. Paragraph indentation is not used in this case.
- You cannot end a chapter, section, or paragraph with a table. After the table, it is necessary to give a generalization of the information presented, place a textual conclusion.
An example of table design in the thesis according to GOST.
Tables are used for better clarity and ease of comparison of indicators. The student can make tables independently or borrow them from literary sources with a mandatory reference to the source.
The name of the table, if any, should reflect its content, be accurate, concise. The name of the table should be placed above the table on the left, without paragraph indentation, on one line with its number separated by a dash.
The table should be placed in the text in such a way that it can be read without turning the work or turning it clockwise. The page with the table is included in the general pagination of the work.
Tables, with the exception of annex tables, should be numbered with Arabic numerals through numbering ( for example: Table 1 ). It is allowed to number the tables within the section. In this case, the table number consists of the section number and the ordinal number of the table, separated by a dot ( for example: Table 1.2 ). If there is one table in the subsection, then it should be labeled “Table 1”.
The tables of each application are designated by separate numbering in Arabic numerals with the addition of the application designation before the digit ( for example: Table B.1, Table B.2 - in Appendix B there are two tables ).
The headings of the columns and rows of the table should be written with a capital letter in the singular, and the subheadings of the columns should be written with a lowercase letter if they form one sentence with the heading, or with a capital letter if they have an independent meaning. Do not put dots at the end of headings and subheadings of tables.
An example of table design is shown in Figure 1.
Table ____ - ___________________________
number table name
Figure 1 - Table design.
Tables on the left, right and bottom, as a rule, are limited by lines. It is not allowed to separate the headings and subheadings of the side part of the table and the graph with diagonal lines. Column headings, as a rule, are written parallel to the rows of the table. Perpendicular arrangement of column headings is allowed. The head of the table should be separated by a line from the rest of the table.
The table should be placed immediately after the text in which it is mentioned for the first time, or on the next page. All tables must be referenced in the work. When referencing, write the word "table" with its number.
The table is separated from the text by one line before and one line after.
It is allowed to use in tables a font size smaller than in the text, while the height of the lines in the table must be at least 8 mm.
The column "Number in order" ("Item No.") is not allowed to be included in the table. If it is necessary to number the indicators included in the table, the serial numbers are indicated in the first column of the table, immediately before their name, as in the sample in table 2.
The note contains comments on the table data (as in Table 2), or a bibliographic reference to the source from which the table was borrowed. If the table is compiled by the student on his own, then the data sources should be reflected in the note (for example, “Data source of the table is the Balance sheet of Rosinka LLC for 2007). Notes to tables are placed at the end of the table above the line indicating the end of the table. The word "Note" must be typed from a paragraph and from the first capital letter and not underlined.
The numbers in the columns are arranged so that the classes of numbers in the entire graph are exactly one below the other and have the same number of decimal places. The exception is numbers with intervals of values.
Table 2 - Actual and forecast data on indicators of production of heat and electricity for the period up to 2010
| Indicator | fact 2005 | fact 2006 | estimate 2007 | forecast 2008 | forecast 2009 | forecast 2010 | |||
| option 1 | option 2 | option 1 | option 2 | option 1 | option 2 | ||||
| 1 The volume of shipped goods of own production, in million rubles. in prices of corresponding years | 6359,3 | 5164,6 | 6475,6 | 5469,6 | 6319,1 | 6393,5 | |||
| 2 Index of production (physical volume), as a percentage of the previous year | 100,7 | 117,5 | 83,7 | 97,8 | 92,9 | 85,6 | 102,2 | ||
| 3 Deflator index, as a percentage of the previous year | 109,89 | 110,83 | 102,88 | 104,12 | 104,12 | 114,0 | 114,0 | 114,6 | 114,6 |
| Note: Data source Estimated author's data. |
Each table should indicate the units of measure and the time period to which the data relate. If the digital data within the column of the table is expressed in the same units of measurement, then they are indicated in the heading of each column. If the numerical data within a row of the table are expressed in the same units of measurement, then they are indicated in the title of the corresponding row (for example, “Volume of shipped goods of own production, in million rubles in prices of the corresponding years”). It is not allowed to include a separate column "Units of measurements" in the table. If all the indicators given in the columns of the table are expressed in the same unit of magnitude, then this unit (starting with the preposition c) is given above the table on the right, as in table 3.
Table 3 - Forecast of average annual growth rates of macroeconomic indicators of the Russian Federation for the period as a percentage of the previous year
If there is no data in the column, put a dash instead or mark “no”. If the repeating text consists of two or more words, at the first repetition it is replaced with the words "The same", and then with quotation marks. It is not allowed to replace with quotation marks repeating numbers in the table, mathematical signs, percent signs and numbers, designations of grades of materials and product sizes, designations of reference standards.
You need to refer to the table in such a place in the text where the position is formulated, confirmed or illustrated by it. The text analyzing or commenting on the table should not retell its content. Here it is appropriate to formulate the main conclusion to which the tabular data are brought, or to introduce additional indicators that more clearly characterize this or that phenomenon, its individual features and aspects. The link to the table must be direct ( for example, "... in accordance with table 5", "... in table B.2 (Appendix B) ...", etc. .). The abbreviation "table." text is not allowed.
Tables should take up no more than one page. Large tables, digital material of one page or more, bulky drawings and other illustrative materials should be included in appendices.
A table with a large number of rows can be transferred to another sheet (page). When transferring part of the table to another sheet (page), the word "Table", its number and name are indicated once on the left above the first part of the table, and above the other parts, the words "Continuation of the table" are also written on the left and indicate the number of the table.
A table with a large number of columns can be divided into parts and placed one part under the other within one page. If the rows and columns of the table go beyond the page format, then in the first case, the head part is repeated in each part of the table, in the second case, the side part. When dividing a table into parts, it is allowed to replace its head or side part with the number of columns and lines, respectively. In this case, the columns and (or) rows of the first part of the table are numbered with Arabic numerals.
The page with the table is included in the general pagination of the WRC.
We have already created a lot of useful materials on how to write a high-quality thesis. On our telegram channel you can find the rules for writing and designing all its components (, etc.). Today, let's talk about how to properly format tables in a Word.
It should be remembered that the tables used in applications should have their own numbering with Arabic numerals, with the assigned application number added in front of them (for example, Table A.2).
According to GOST, the table does not have to have its own name, but this is spelled out in the rules of some universities. Check with your academic advisor about this.
How to move a table to another page
The table may not always fit on the page. Therefore, you should know how to competently make the continuation of the table on the next page in Word. If it is necessary to transfer the name of the table, it should be placed above the first part of the table without drawing a lower horizontal line that separates it from the first part.
Here is a good example of how to move a table in Word:
Above the remaining parts of the table on another page, on the left, place the phrase "Continuation" with the number of the table (for example, "Continuation of table 2").
If the table has many special columns, the table can be divided into 3 parts. In this case, all parts should be placed one above the other and should not go beyond one page.
If the lines go beyond the page format, it is better to place it in the landscape sheet format.
How to fill in the table in the diploma?
To design a thesis table according to GOST, you need to follow some rules:
- Headings of rows and columns are written with a capital letter in the singular;
- Column subheadings begin with an uppercase letter if they are independent of the heading, and with a lowercase letter if they continue the thought of the heading;
- Do not put a dot at the end of subheadings and headings. This is an important point, because many people do not know if a period is put in tables, and they place punctuation marks as in normal text;
- The table header must be visually separated from the rest of it.
An explanation to it is written at the bottom of the table, the sources according to which these indicators were calculated and given are indicated. The signature is done in italics.
If the table was taken from a specific source, a link to it is given in the lower italic caption.
However, all this is really difficult, especially for those who are preparing to leave the walls of their native university and embark on a free professional swim.
If you have no time or just do not want to do this, you can always ask for help from the student service, we will help you without any problems! Well, if you want to do everything yourself, then check to exclude the possibility of a typo or error.
While working with MS Word documents, it may be necessary not only to type text, but also to insert a picture, make a table, diagram or graph in Word. On our site you can find detailed articles on how to make a table in Word, and how to build a graph in Word. We also wrote about how to merge or split a table in Word.
In this article, we will again touch on this topic. Suppose you have a table in your document that does not fit on one sheet, but occupies two, three or more sheets. According to the design rules and requirements written in GOST, on the second sheet and all subsequent ones, at the top you need to write: "Table continuation…".
Therefore, let's figure out how to insert the inscription Continuation of the table in the Word. I will show you two ways in which this can be done. I have Word 2010 installed, all recommendations will work if you use Word 2007, 2013 or 2016. If you have Word 2003 installed, then everything is done in the same way, only the name of the items and their location may differ slightly.
To begin with, I advise you to turn on the display of non-printable characters, so that it is clear where the break will be added and where the line ending is. If you are not used to using them, then after you make the desired inscription, these signs can be turned off.
To do this, on the "Home" tab in the "Paragraph" group, click the button "Show all signs". After that, in the document, you can see the signs of the beginning / end of a paragraph, spaces, markers for filling the cell with text, and so on.
We sign the continuation of the table: 1 way
Open the desired document and scroll through it to the page where the desired table is located.
Then, on the top sheet, place the cursor at the end of the text in the last right cell and press "Ctrl + Enter".
A page break will be added and it will be divided into 2 parts. Place the cursor after the phrase that appears, near the black vertical marker, and type the desired text.
The added text will automatically be transferred to the second sheet, and the required inscription will be exactly above the line that begins on the second page.
This method is best used if each new data takes one or two lines. If you have one line in the table divided into several cells, and each has a lot of text that occupies not 1, but 5-6 lines, then use the second method.
We make an inscription above the table: 2 way
Now let's consider this option: you have a large table in the document and a lot of text is written in the cells, as in the example. If you just use the first method, then after inserting a break, the last line will automatically be transferred to the second sheet. As a result, there will be a lot of empty space on the first sheet, and this cannot be done, especially in official documents that are drawn up in accordance with GOST.
Click at the end of the text in the lower right cell. Then go to the tab "Working with tables"- "Layout" and in the group "Rows and Columns" click on the button "Insert from below".
Another row will be added to the table. Select it completely by clicking on the left field with the mouse in front of it once. Then on the tab "Home" in the field for the font, type the number "2" - this is the font size, and press "Enter".
The line from the second sheet will move to the end of the first. Click on the lower right cell (the blinking stick will be almost invisible, since the font size is "2" there) and press "Ctrl + Enter".
After that, the table will break into 2 parts. Place the cursor after the phrase that appears where the vertical black stick stands - the end of the paragraph, and type the desired text.
As a result, what we need will be written on the second sheet. Now we need to remove the extra line. Select it and press "Ctrl + X".
This is how it turned out to do everything without transferring the last cells with data from the first sheet to the second.
I hope everything worked out for you, and now you can write the phrase Continuation of the table in just a couple of minutes.
Rate article:tables- this is one of the most visual forms of presenting material, so they often become a frequent guest in term papers, diplomas and other research papers. With the help of a table, you can compactly place reference material represented by a large number of indicators. These can be any characteristics of the objects under study: qualitative or quantitative. Small tables are placed directly in the course text, but tabular material that occupies several pages is best placed in applications. In order to properly format the tables of the course project, it is necessary to study the traditional document for scientific work - this is GOST 7.32-2001.
How to correctly place a table in the text?
Any tables placed in the text of the course project are placed after the first mention or reference to this material. If the table is large in volume, then it is better that it starts from a new sheet. In addition, tables from the applications section will always start on a separate page.
How to link a table with a coursework text (referencing)?
Not only tables, but also drawings, diagrams, photographs must be accompanied by text, so that the table does not look isolated and does not “hang in the air”, you must always indicate links to tabular material in the text of a scientific study.
Example:
Comparative analysis of indicators of natural growth for 5 years in the suburban area is presented in Table 4.7
Among the tourist and excursion objects of the suburban zone, historical, architectural and objects of the natural reserve fund dominate (Table 2.9)
How to number tables and format headings?
For the numbering of tables, end-to-end numbering in Arabic numerals is usually used - Table 1,2,3 ... n. It is allowed to number the tables in accordance with the sections of the work, then we will get the following entry: Table 3.1 (first the section number is written - 3, and then the serial number of the table in this section - 1). The numbering of tables placed in appendices looks similar. Only in the first place we put the capital letter - this is the designation of the application, and in the second place - the digital designation of the table (Table K.10). If there is only one table in your term paper, then we will arrange it as follows: Table 1. Of course, if you decide to put it in applications, then do not forget to put a letter designation - Table B.1
As for headings, GOST 7.32 - 2001 determines the presence of a heading at the discretion of the author, but universities often require in strict order that tables have titles that briefly describe the content of the tabular material.
The heading should be placed on top of the table, sticking to the left side, paragraph indentation is not needed, however, as well as a dot at the end of the heading. The recording goes like this:
Example:
Table 12 - Temporary boundaries of transport accessibility of the suburban area
How to make a big table?
If your table is large and takes up a lot of space, then it's best to move it to a new sheet. In this case, the name should be replaced by the phrase "Continuation of the table" 1.2. Also, at the end of the table on the first sheet, you should not draw a lower border, since your table has a continuation. In order for the table to fit on a separate sheet, you can experiment with the arrangement of pages in the text of the document (for example, change the portrait orientation to landscape). There are several other ways to design bulk tables:
Let's look at an example of how the components of the table look like the head and side.
How to arrange tables in a diploma: everything from interval to transfer
The tables in the thesis are drawn up in accordance with the requirements of GOST 7.32 - 2001 (in ESKD - this is GOST 2.105 - 95). Methodological recommendations of universities are developed on its basis, but may differ in minor details, for example, special instructions about the location of the names (to the left or right of the top edge), font size, spacing parameters in diploma or project tables, but mostly intra-university settings are tracing paper of the state standard.
How to properly format the tables in the diploma
Options for numbering tables in a diploma:
The only table in the thesis can be signed "Table 1", "Table B.1" (the letter corresponds to the name of the application, if the material is taken out of the main text).
Tables occupying separate sheets (A3 is considered one) are included in the overall numbering of the diploma pages.
An example of transferring a table in a diploma:
In Word, the thickness and format of the lines used when creating lines is changed in the table designer:
If there are many graphs, they can be divided into approximately equal parts and placed one above the other on one sheet.
- When moving the rows of the table outside the page, the header (horizontal head) is repeated, when the graph is moved, the vertical sidebar is repeated.
- Chapters, sections, paragraphs cannot end with a table. After it, it is necessary to place the text, for example, a summary of the information presented.
- The name of the table is typed in the same font as the entire text of the work, if the methodological recommendations of the university do not contain separate design requirements.
- The line spacing in the table can be smaller than in the rest of the work, as well as the font used to fill the cells. But you shouldn’t be too small - everything should be easy to read, so a reasonable limit is the 10th size.
- All column headings begin with a capital letter, subheadings at the second level begin with a small letter if they continue a sentence, and with a capital letter if they have their own meaning.
- Headings are written horizontally, but GOST also allows vertical typesetting.
- Units of measurement common to all data are written only in the head (see the example for the continuation of small tables).
- Alignment in columns is preferable to do in the center.
- The numbers in the columns are arranged in such a way that equivalent digits are on the same vertical along the entire column. The represented values are entered with the same number of decimal places.
- In order to minimize the volume in the headings and lines, the abbreviations established by GOST 2.321 are used.
- Single-word text in columns can be replaced with quotation marks, and if the omitted position includes two or more words, “The Same” is written at the first omission, then substitute characters are put. Quotation marks cannot be used instead of numbers, as well as to replace chemical or mathematical signs, special characters, including "%" and "#".
- Missing data is replaced with an em dash (dash).
- The table is located immediately after the paragraph where there is a link to it. Linking to text is required. You can’t put a table in a few paragraphs, arguing that it will look better on top of the next sheet. An exception is the placement of tables in the Appendix.
- Tables can be broken, but not desirable. It is better to leave an empty space after the paragraph with a link to the table and place it on the next sheet. But at the same time, of course, you should not leave large empty spaces.
- However, sometimes it is necessary to break tables. If the table is very long or wide, and the rows or columns of the table go beyond the format of the sheet, then it can be divided into parts. If there are many columns, then the parts of the table are located on one sheet one under the other. If there are many columns, the table continues on the next sheet. In the first case, the head is repeated in the new parts, in the second - the side of the table.
- If the table has a large volume, and it has to be divided into parts, and even more so transferred to another sheet, to simplify navigation, columns and columns are numbered. The numbers are used Arabic, put down in the second line. On the next page, you no longer need to repeat the headings of the columns and columns, just put numbers.
- All tables in the thesis are numbered, for this only Arabic numerals are used. GOST allows three principles for numbering tables in a thesis:
- Sequential numbering. Example:Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.
- Numbering by sections indicating the number of the section and, after the dot, the number of the table itself. Example:Table 1.1, Table 1.2, Table 1.3, Table 2.1, Table 2.2, etc.(The second option is used if large volumes of tabular material are placed in the thesis work).
- Numbering taking into account the application number (recall that applications, according to the design rules, are indicated by Latin numerals). Example:Table B.1, Table C.1.1, Table C.1.2 etc.
- The table name should be placed immediately above it. Do not put a dot after the table number. The number is followed by a dash, followed by the name of the table.
- The table must always have a title. Requirements for the title: it should be short, concise, but at the same time clearly reflect the meaning of the table, the essence of the information given in it. It is recommended to use 2-5 words in the title of the table, avoiding cumbersome wording.
Design of tables in the diploma: requirements for the text
If the training manual does not limit the flight of the graduate's imagination when designing the tables in the diploma, then the dry requirements of GOST can be revived by filling the background of the cells, especially if it is necessary to emphasize the correspondence of the tabular information to the data in the diagrams using the same color. But it is better to inquire about the limits of what is permitted from the leader.
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Making tables in the thesis
If there are tables in the thesis study, it is important not only to fill them in correctly, but also to arrange them correctly. How is the design of tables in accordance with GOST 2018?
We will again have to turn to the same GOST, which should be relied upon when clarifying the general principles for the design of a thesis. This is GOST 7.32-2001. We’ll explain right away: GOST 2015 on the design of tables in nature does not exist, for many years in a row the good old 7.32-2001 has been in effect. The design principles for tables and graphic elements are also regulated by GOST 1.5-93 and GOST 2.105-95, also known as ESKD (Unified System for Design Documentation).
To make it easier for you to understand these multi-page documents, we have included the most important in the abstract of this article.
General rules for the design of tables in the diploma
- Please note that the word "Table" should be written with a capital letter and be sure to complete it without abbreviating it.
- When transferring a table to the next sheet, it is necessary to put the full name of the table with numbering at the top. When dividing a table into parts within one sheet, simply “Continuation of the table” is written above each part (without quotes).
- The font, size in the table title is the same as in the main text (you can use a smaller font size in the cells). You should not somehow highlight the names of the tables using color, underlining, etc. However, in practice, bold type is sometimes used (check this point in the training manual or with your supervisor).
- The heading of the table is located on the sheet of the thesis on the left. Paragraph indentation is not used in this case.
- You cannot end a chapter, section, or paragraph with a table. After the table, it is necessary to give a generalization of the information presented, place a textual conclusion.
- Start headings with an uppercase letter, subheadings with a lowercase letter.
- Headings, column names, write in the singular.
- Do not put a dot after headings and subheadings.
- Horizontal arrangement of headings and subheadings is preferable; vertical is used when justified.
- Alignment of individual columns is best done in the center, and inline headings - on the left.
- Horizontal cells must be single line.
- It is recommended to align the digital indicators in the center.
- The font size in the table may be smaller than in the text, but it should be clearly distinguishable (you should not use a font size less than 10th).
- If the same text consisting of only one word is repeated in different lines of the column, then instead of duplication, the phrase “The same” is put a second time, and then only quotation marks. An exception: quotation marks cannot be used instead of repeated numbers, mathematical and chemical symbols, brands, signs.
- In the event that no data is given in a particular line, a dash should be put.
- from the 2nd tier and below, a lowercase letter is allowed at the beginning of the heading of the column,
- and the wording of the lower tiers in the "header" of the table can be consistent with the higher ones.
- End-to-end numbering in the course of the graduation project.
- New numbering with the beginning of each new chapter.
- Headings of rows and columns are written with a capital letter in the singular;
- Column subheadings begin with an uppercase letter if they are independent of the heading, and with a lowercase letter if they continue the thought of the heading;
- Do not put a dot at the end of subheadings and headings;
- The table header must be visually separated from the rest of it.
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An example of a table design in a thesis according to GOST:
Formatting tabular material inside a table
When placing the collected and processed information in the table, adhere to the following requirements of GOST:
Now, with the advent of all sorts of computer “whistles and fakes” for decorating tables, the graduate student is tempted to “make it prettier”. Well, at least fill the cells with a background, highlight the columns! I especially want to do this if there is a chart next to it, whose colored sectors correspond to one or another information in the table. Is it possible to do this, or should one strictly follow the restraint of the old GOST? Ask your teacher about it. The fact is that now many universities have their own methodological recommendations for the design of tabular material.
After you have designed the table, evaluate its appearance not only on the screen, but also in printed form. Tables in the thesis should be not only literate, but also aesthetic! Please note that the attention of the members of the state commission, who will leaf through your thesis during the defense, will primarily be attracted by the tabular material. Grated rolls among the student brethren assure that well-designed tables are half the battle!
Table design rules
All these definitions are given in GOST R 7.32-2001 “SIBID. Research report. Structure and rules of registration.
The structure of the table with the names of its elements (the head of the table is highlighted in gray, which is colloquially called the “header”)
table starts from numbered heading. It consists of the word "Table" and a serial number, while the sign number is not put. Usually the numbered heading is typed in italics and placed at the right edge.
Even if one table appears in the document, it should still be numbered: "Table 1".
Thematic heading the table that defines its content is centered, you can highlight it in bold. Less commonly used is writing only in capital letters, because. such text is less “readable”, this is acceptable only for very short headings.
A period is not placed at the end of either numbering or thematic headings. Both headers are above the table. But a table without headings is also quite possible (for example, if the title of a document or part of it completely defines the content of a single table). In addition, if you want to make the document as compact as possible, then you can combine the numbering and thematic headings in one line, then a period and a space are placed between them. Compare Examples 3 and 4.
Numerical heading above thematic heading
Combining a numbered heading and a thematic heading in one line
If the table is large (in height) and does not fit on one page, then on the next it is customary to indicate this, which will allow the reader of the document to quickly navigate in it. Word table at the same time, you can write in the title (and when linking in the text) both in full and in abbreviated form: "table. five", the main thing is to maintain uniformity throughout the document.
On subsequent pages, you can repeat the head of the table completely with all the headings of the columns, or you can give only the numbers of the columns (which is less convenient for the reader, but saves space with a large "head") - compare Examples 5 and 6.
Designing a long table with a complete repetition of the "cap" on each page
Making a table long in height with repetition in the "header" of only column numbers
If the table does not fit in width, then first try to reduce the font size and indents on the left and right of the text to the borders of the cells. If this does not help (after all, the text in it should remain readable), then part of the table will have to be moved, i.e. its left side will go separately from the right. You can divide the table not only into two parts, but also more (how to do this is shown in Example 12). The headings to the table will help you navigate, the numbering of the columns that highlight the outer border of the line, you can also repeat the sidebar in each part of the table.
You can number not only columns, but also lines. It will help later make text address links to specific table cells, for example: "( see indications in line 5 column 4)". To do this, the number is usually included in the content of the sidebar (Example 7). If it is not a simple list of equal elements (for example, 1, 2, 3, etc.), but a complex multi-tiered one (for example, paragraph 1 includes subparagraphs "a" and "b" and only then follows paragraph 2), then the standard rules for numbering multilevel lists are applied to the numbering of the sidebar.
If at the same time the item has summary information in the prograph, summarizing the data of all its sub-items, then for such an item it is worth highlighting a separate row in the table. Otherwise, in the sidebar in a single cell, you can combine this item with its first sub-item.
But not every table has a sidebar with row headers.
In the headings of the graph, first there is a verbal definition, then after a comma - the designation of the used units(for example, “sq. m.”, “%”, “°С”, “rubles” or “thousand rubles”, etc.), which allows you to avoid repeating the indication of the unit of measurement in each cell of the table content ( Example 7). You can also include in the column heading existing restrictions(for example, "from. to.", "no more.", "no less.", etc., see the last column of the table in Example 7).
Table with numbered rows in the sidebar 1
The headings of the column and the sidebar are put in the nominative case, they begin with a capital letter, and a dot is not put at the end (as in Example 7). But if the table head is multi-tiered and the headings of the lower tiers are subordinate to the upper ones, then (Example 8):
To visually highlight the “header” of the table, you can apply a fill (see two options in Examples 2 and 12), bold font is rarely used for this. Centering in height and width looks nice.
Now let's get started to the rules for filling in the prograph - the so-called "contents" of the table. Just like in other cells of the table, dots at the end are here not put. But inside the cell text, punctuation marks are placed according to modern punctuation rules.
Cell text can start with a small letter if it is a snippet. If this is a full sentence or several sentences, then it is worth starting with a capital letter. If some cells are filled with short phrases, and some with sentences, then it is better to start all cells of the prograph with a capital letter.
Some difficulty is number arrangement rules. Numerical values of the same value are best arranged so that units are under units, tens under tens, hundreds under hundreds, etc. (Example 9). To do this, it is convenient to align the contents of the cells to the right, in addition, you can set the indent to the right.
If indicators of unequal values are collected in one column, then they are simply centered (Example 10).
Alignment of indicators of unequal values
Leveling a Range of Numeric Values
Repeating text in adjacent lines of one column can be replaced with quotation marks or the expression "Same" (but it is not customary to replace numbers and signs, abbreviations, as well as names that include an abbreviation or number). When the table is transferred to another page, the repeated text is again given in full, even if it was previously replaced with quotation marks or “The Same”.
It is undesirable to leave empty cells. Here you can write "No information" or put a dash with a dash.
Implementation of the described recommendations in management documents is a voluntary matter. Simply listed rules for the design of tables will allow you to create convenient visual documents. There will be less confusion and tables will look neat.
Dividing a table into parts by its width
According to the book: Storage and restoration of documents: Guidelines / Ed. K.I. Andreeva and N.P. Kopaneva. St. Petersburg: Relic, 2008. P. 45. Go back
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An example of the design of tables in the thesis according to GOST: rules, examples of how to design
How?! How to do it?!
When applying for a diploma, tables can be used not only, but also highly desirable. This graphic element allows you to improve the visibility of examples and calculations. We want to tell you just how to do it right.
Where to place tables in the diploma?
There should be a reference to each table in the text in the thesis.
In order to properly format the table in the diploma, it should be placed immediately after the fragment in which the information from it is mentioned (in extreme cases, on the next page).
Registration of figures, graphics and tables in the thesis
Each figure, graphic object and table must be numbered in one of the following ways:
Table in the thesis
If a figure, table or graphic object is included as an application, it is necessary to use a different type of numbering (not numerical, but alphabetic).
Important! When designing a table, remember: the name should be located in the upper left corner.
As for the title and numbering of figures, as well as explanations for them, they are placed below the figure below.
Application in the thesis
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It should be remembered that tables used in applications should be numbered using Arabic numerals, preceded by the assigned application number (eg Table A.2).
According to GOST, the table does not have to have its own name, but this is spelled out in the rules of some universities. Check with your academic advisor about this.
Table transfer
The table may not always fit on the page. Therefore, you should know how to transfer it correctly. If it is necessary to transfer the name of the table, it should be placed above the first part of the table without drawing a lower horizontal line that separates it from the first part.
Sample table section
Above the remaining parts of the table on another page, on the left, place the phrase “Continuation” with the number of the table (for example, “Continuation of table 2”).
Transfer Sample
If the table has many special columns, the table can be divided into 3 parts. In this case, all parts should be placed one above the other and should not go beyond one page.
If the lines go beyond the page format, it is better to place it in the landscape sheet format.
How to fill in the table in the diploma?
To design a thesis table according to GOST, you need to follow some rules:
An explanation to it is written at the bottom of the table, according to which sources these indicators were calculated and given. The signature must be in italics.
Table Landscape Sample
If the table was taken from a specific source, a reference to this source should be given in the lower italic caption.
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