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summarize data that may take several pages of text to describe. Pho-
tographs are very useful in describing existing conditions.
These are the basic rules in preparing figures and tables:
1. Neatness counts. Good line work and lettering are required. The
best written report may suffer from poor graphics.
2. Keep figures and tables as simple as possible. Avoid the use of data
and detail which are not pertinent.
3. Organize tabular data in the same sequence as that used in the
text. A good table can stand alone, through the use of clarifying
notes, with little or no text required.
4. While it can be helpful, color is seldom used or required in engi-
neering reports. Contrast can be achieved by shading, crosshatch-
ing, and variations in line width. The many stick-on halftone pat-
terns used by commercial artists are helpful here.
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