Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts

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Tables are a great way to present data.

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|+ When you work with tables:

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! style="background:#efefef; font-size:larger;" |DO:

File:Green_check.png‎ Use wikitables, not HTML tables.

File:Green_check.png‎ Use class="wikitable" to apply standard style.

File:Green_check.png‎ Use short, self-explanatory captions and headers.

File:Green_check.png‎ Use CSS classes, not inline attributes, to set table style.

File:Green_check.png Make columns sortable as appropriate.

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! style="background:#efefef; font-size:larger;" | DON'T:

30px Don't use tables for visual layout.

30px Don't use color alone to convey information.

30px Don't nest tables if avoidable.

30px Don't use scrolling tables in articles.

30px Don't split up sortable tables.

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