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-====== Format Tables for Submission ======+===== Things to keep in mind: =====
  
-This document provides tips and tricks for creating and formatting data tables, as well as examples of good tables we have created for previous projects. In general, the journal's in-house publishers will edit and format these tables to fit their style in the final PDF, but clear, concise, and easy-to-read tables aid in overall readability and make reviewers happy.+  * Most medical journals want tables made in Word and not Excel.
  
-Note: These instructions and examples are secondary to any instructions provided by your target journal's instructions for authors. +  * Do not use grid lines to separate columns. However, we typically only use grid lines at the very top of the table to separate the row headers from the data and at the very bottom to signify the end of the table.
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-**Table Tips:** +
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-  * Do not use grid lines to separate columns. We typically only use grid lines at the very top of the table to separate the row headers from the data, and at the very bottom to signify the end of the table.+
  
   * Most journals do not allow shading or colors within data tables.   * Most journals do not allow shading or colors within data tables.
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   * Provide the full spelling of any abbreviations used in the table in a footnote, in alphabetical order.   * Provide the full spelling of any abbreviations used in the table in a footnote, in alphabetical order.
  
-  * Clarify how the data is presented either in the table footnote or in the row or column header.+  * Clarify how the data are presented either in the table footnote or in the row or column header.
  
-  * Make sure the numerator, denominator, and percentage for all data is presented+  * Be sure to present the numerator, denominator, and percentages for all data. 
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