Tables, figures, graphs and appendices

Tables and figures must be simple, straightforward and relevant, and the information they contain must be explained in the work. Figures include all illustrations in the work: diagrams, graphs, geographical maps, drawings, photographs or pictures.

Tables and figures should be placed as close as possible to the text where they are first referred to. The data in tables and figures must be linked to the text of the work. This is done by using:

• direct reference (For example, Table 3 below shows that …);
• indirect reference (see Table 1; see Figure 5).

All tables and figures in the work are numbered and captioned. There is no full stop at the end of the table and figure headings. If the table or figure is not the author’s own work, an in-text reference should be included at the end of the title and properly referenced in the list of sources used (see the section on in-text referencing). To cite the author of a figure or illustration, the following information should be included:

• author’s surname, first name
• year of publication
• title of the picture
• If the image or drawing is taken from the Internet, please add a to the reference:
  • The website title from which the image was taken (NB! just Google or Pinterest is insufficient)
  • The exact address of the website
  • The date of the visit (dd.mm.yyyy).

Adding captions to tables and figures

• Right-click on the figure/table.
• Select Insert Caption from the menu.
• Select what you want to caption (figure, table, photo, etc.) from the Label menu.
• If there is no suitable label, you can create one by clicking New Label.
• Add the title of your figure/table next to the description text.
• Select whether the title goes below or above the selected item from the Position menu.
• Click OK, and your title will appear in the correct position.

NB! The font style of the caption must also comply with the requirements: Times New Roman and font size 11. To do this, click on the text and modify it yourself. The table’s caption must be placed above the table and aligned to the left. Align the table to the centre. Tables inserted in the text of the work should be as simple and short as possible. Tables in the text should typically not exceed one page. Larger tables are presented in the appendices and referred to in the text.

Formatting appendix

Often, research and practical work will produce material that is of great value and needed to achieve the objectives of the work but which is not directly related to the content of the work itself. This includes, for example, questionnaire forms, large-scale tables and figures, measurement and observation protocols, interviews, etc. Material not closely related to the main text should be placed as an appendix at the end of the work after the list of sources used.

• The appendices are arranged in the order of reference in the work.
• The first page of the appendix shall be titled with Heading 1, with the heading APPENDIX.
• The appendices should be numbered (e.g. Appendix 1), and the headings should be written in Heading 2.
• The numbering of the figures and tables in the appendices starts again at the beginning of each appendix.