Tables are a useful way to present data – in both numerical and text format. Every publication has it’s own style when presenting tables. By that I mean font type and size (often smaller than the body text), which lines/borders appear (horizontal, vertical), the format of notes (both the symbols used and the placement/format ofContinueContinue reading “Tables”
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Figures and Charts
I attended a workshop delivered by a colleague Assoc Prof David Bedford at UTS on data visualisation. Figures are not often used in academic papers – or theses for that matter – so admittedly have slipped off my radar. Why? Maybe, because we don’t know how to use them properly. We have attempted to distilContinueContinue reading “Figures and Charts”
Getting more out of Microsoft Word
The majority of us admit we only use a fraction of the functionality of MS Excel. Have you considered how much of the functionality of MS Word you use? If you are writing a lot, and MS Word is your weapon of choice, it is worth upskilling. There are various sources of help – theContinueContinue reading “Getting more out of Microsoft Word”
Accessibility
Accessibility in publishing means making your content available to as wide an audience as possible. This means organising your content, and using the right level of language and explanation, for your intended audience. Accessibiilty can also mean something more specific. There are international standards relating to the accessibility of online content – see the WebContinueContinue reading “Accessibility”
It’s a dash dash dash
The hyphen (dash), en-dash (also known as en-rule), and em-dash (em-rule) have different functions. Common use of hyphens: to connect words into a single unit, e.g. short-term, long-termfor certain prefixes, e.g. counter-intelligencewhere words have different meaning with a prefix compared to without, e.g. recover v re-coverwhere a prefix creates a word with two vowels, suchContinueContinue reading “It’s a dash dash dash”
When to use/not use Italics
While italics can be used to highlight important words, their overuse defeats the purpose. There are also more specific rules on the use of italics. Italics must be used for: Book titles, journal titles (also use Title Case)Legal Acts, legal cases (see the conventions on presenting legislation in the Style Manual)Foreign words or phrases notContinueContinue reading “When to use/not use Italics”
Presentation matters
How you present content can affect whether (and how) someone reads your work. Just like cooking a meal, presentation can affect whether someone wants to consume your work (the meal) and what they think of it overall. Ultimately, you are aiming for a professional looking document where: (1) the presentation does not distract you fromContinueContinue reading “Presentation matters”
Let’s talk about decimal alignment
When producing any form of content, it needs to be ‘easy on the eye’; i.e. easy to navigate and absorb the information on the page. This is particularly the case for large amounts of numerical data presented in tables – especially when accompanied by minus signs (post to follow on use of the en-rule), differentContinueContinue reading “Let’s talk about decimal alignment”
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