Tables are such straightforward parts of documents that we sometimes don’t appreciate how powerful they can be. The Information Mapping^® method makes extensive use of tables because they can efficiently present detailed information that would be much more cumbersome written as narrative text. Putting content into a table also makes it easy to identify where there is missing information in the source.

Our document this month demonstrates how useful tables can be, to both the writer and reader, when information is complex.

See how the Doc Advisor uses tables to make information simpler and easier to use.

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About Stu Rubinow
Doc Advisor Stu Rubinow has designed and delivered standard and customized training courses since 1989. Since joining Information Mapping in 2000, he has taught a variety of Information Mapping courses throughout the United States, in Canada, and abroad. He is the primary instructor for one of Information Mapping’s online courses, and has also certified other Information Mapping instructors.

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