1.5 inch preferred on the side that will be bound. Figures must be captioned, with captions on the page below the figure. Figures should be numbered sequentially by chapter, e.g. Figure 2.1 or 3-4. Smaller figures may be embedded in the text, when appropriate. Tables should be numbered sequentially by chapter, e.g. Table 2.1 or 3-4.
Some journals prefer Roman numerals for tables.
Smaller tables may be embedded in the text, but larger ones should be on separate page. When tables and figures are on separate pages, they should appear immediately after the page of text where they are first mentioned. Captions appear above table. The following computer packages are available on the Dell computers in 613 Altschul, and faculty members can help you with their use. If you prefer to use something else, that is fine, so long as it can generate results of comparable quality.