1. Headings and Subheadings Figures and Tables
ENG - W232
Headings and Subheadings
Figures and Tables

2. Purpose
Headings make the business report more accessible to the reader by:
Dividing the body into manageable segments
Calling attention to the main topics
Signaling changes of topics

3. Effective use Use HEADINGS to signal a new topic
Use lower-level Subheads to signal a subtopic within a larger topic
Avoid to many headings – clutter the document
But too few fail to provide a recognizable structure

4. Style Put titles for main parts of paper in 14 point bold ALL CAPS
Lower-level heads (subtopics) should be 12 point bold Title Case
example

5. Figures Label in numerical order all charts, graphs and photos
Include white space above and below the figure
But keep the label right under the figure
Center the figure and center the label
Boldface the entire label
In the text call figures by their names

6. Figure 1. Productivity comparisons for two consecutive years
Example
Figure 1. Productivity comparisons for two consecutive years

7. Tables Put the label at the top left for charts
Call it a Table, not a figure
Table 1. Cost estimates
Exercise Equipment
Cost
Treadmill
$697.00
Free Weights
$519.00
Eliptical Machines
$898.00
Free-Standing Bicycles
$435.00
TOTAL
$2,549.00

8. Photos Treat as “Figures” Put source in () after label
Figure 2. The blackened outside of the Star Princess shows that the fire covered several floors of the cruise ship. (