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{{hatnote|This page discusses when and how tables should be used on the UniWiki. For specific considerations of table style and accessibility, see [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Data tables tutorial]]. For technical guidance on how to create and edit tables, see [[Wikipedia:Help:Table]].}}
{{hatnote|This page discusses when and how tables should be used on the UniWiki. For specific considerations of table style and accessibility, see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Data tables tutorial|Wikipedia's data tables tutorial]]. For technical guidance on how to create and edit tables, see [[Wikipedia:Help:Table]].}}


Tables are a way of presenting information in rows and columns. They can be useful for a variety of content presentations on Wikipedia, but should be used only when appropriate; sometimes the information in a table may be better presented as prose paragraphs or as an [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Embedded lists|embedded list]].
Tables are a way of presenting information in rows and columns. They can be useful for a variety of content presentations on Wikipedia, but should be used only when appropriate; sometimes the information in a table may be better presented as prose paragraphs or as an [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Embedded lists|embedded list]].
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==Suitability==
==Suitability==
{{shortcut|WP:WHENTABLE}}


=== {{anchor|Appropriate}}Appropriate use ===
Tables are a way of presenting links, data, or information in rows and columns. They are a complex form of list, formatted into a systematic grid pattern. Tables might be useful for presenting mathematical data such as multiplication tables, comparative figures, or sporting results. They may also be useful for presenting equivalent words in two or more languages; for awards by type and year; complex discographies; etc.  
Tables are a way of presenting links, data, or information in rows and columns. They are a complex form of list, formatted into a systematic grid pattern. Tables might be useful for presenting mathematical data such as multiplication tables, comparative figures, or sporting results. They may also be useful for presenting equivalent words in two or more languages; for awards by type and year; complex discographies; etc.  


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Tables should not be misused to resolve visual layout problems. If the information you are editing is not tabular in nature, it probably does not belong in a table: Do not misuse tables for putting a caption under a photograph, arranging a group of links, or other strictly visual features. These practices make the article harder for other Wikipedians to edit, and will likely cause problems when viewed on different display sizes and aspect ratios. Also, when compared with tables, wikimarkup is more flexible, easier to use, and less arcane when used correctly for desktop publishing layout, page elements, and page orientation and positioning.
Tables should not be misused to resolve visual layout problems. If the information you are editing is not tabular in nature, it probably does not belong in a table: Do not misuse tables for putting a caption under a photograph, arranging a group of links, or other strictly visual features. These practices make the article harder for other Wikipedians to edit, and will likely cause problems when viewed on different display sizes and aspect ratios. Also, when compared with tables, wikimarkup is more flexible, easier to use, and less arcane when used correctly for desktop publishing layout, page elements, and page orientation and positioning.


Examples:
=== Prose ===
==== Multi-column sortable standard ====
Prose is preferred in articles as prose allows the presentation of detail and clarification of context, in a way that a table may not.  Prose flows, like one person speaking to another, and is best suited to articles, because their purpose is to explain.  Tables which are mainly [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Linking|links]], which are most useful for browsing subject areas, should usually have their own entries: see  [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists|Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists]] for detail. In an article, significant items should normally be mentioned naturally within the text rather than merely tabulated.
{{cot|Sporting results}}


{| class="sortable wikitable"
=== Page layout ===
|-
Page layouts (using multiple columns, positioning elements, adding borders, etc.) should be done via [[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]], not tables, whenever possible.
!width="80"|Outcome
!width="30"|No.
!width="50"|Year
!width="250"|Championship
!width="200"|Opponent in the final
!align="center" width="100"|Score
!width="30"|Ref
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|  align=center | 1
|  align=center | [[1981 World Snooker Championship|1981]]
|  [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
|  {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Doug Mountjoy]]
|  align="center"|18–12
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner WSC">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=World Professional Championship|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref>
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|  align=center | 2
|  align=center | [[1983 World Snooker Championship|1983]]
|  [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] <small>(2)</small>
|  {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Cliff Thorburn]]
|  align="center"|18–6
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner WSC"/>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|  align=center | 3
|  align=center | 1983
|  [[Players Championship (snooker)|International Open]]
|  {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Cliff Thorburn]]
|  align="center"|9–3
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner Int' Open">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=International Open Goya, Matchroom Trophy|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|  align=center | 4
|  align=center | 1984
|  [[Classic (snooker)|Classic]]
|  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Meo]]
|  align="center"|9–8
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner Classic">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Classic|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/classic.html|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref>
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|  align=center | 5
|  align=center | [[1984 World Snooker Championship|1984]]
|  [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] <small>(3)</small>
|  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy White]]
|  align="center"|18–16
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner WSC"/>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|  align=center | 6
|  align=center | 1984
|  [[Players Championship (snooker)|International Open]] <small>(2)</small>
|  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Knowles (snooker player)|Tony Knowles]]
|  align="center"|9–2
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner Int' Open"/>
|-bgcolor="dfe2e9"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|  align=center | 7
|  align=center | [[1984 UK Championship (snooker)|1984]]
|  [[UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]]
|  {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Alex Higgins]]
|  align="center"|16–8
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner UK">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=UK Championship|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref>
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
|  align=center | 1
|  align=center | [[1985 World Snooker Championship|1985]]
| [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Dennis Taylor]]
| align="center"|[[1985 World Snooker Championship final|17–18]]
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner WSC"/>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| align=center | 8
|  align=center | [[1985 Grand Prix (snooker)|1985]]
|  [[World Open (snooker)|Grand Prix]]
|  {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Dennis Taylor]]
|  align="center"|10–9
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner WSC"/>
|-bgcolor="dfe2e9"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|  align=center | 9
|  align=center | [[1985 UK Championship (snooker)|1985]]
|  [[UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]] <small>(2)</small>
|  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Willie Thorne]]
|  align="center"|16–14
|  align="center"|<ref name="Turner UK"/>
|-
|}


{{cob}}
* Images and other embedded media should be positioned using [[Wikipedia:WP:EIS|standard image syntax]].
 
* There are several templates available that will create preformatted multi-column layouts: see [[Wikipedia:Help:Columns]].
==== Multi-column standard with subcolumns ====
* Other elements can be positioned or given special formatting through the use of the HTML <code>[[Wikipedia:span and div|&lt;div>]]</code> element and [[Wikipedia:Help:Cascading style sheets#CSS in wikitext|CSS styling]].
{{cot|Discographies}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 9pt"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Year
!width="210" rowspan="2"| Title
!colspan="10"|Peak chart positions
!colspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
|-
!width="30"|[[Canada|CAN]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[Australia|AUS]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[Austria|AUT]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[Germany|GER]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[Netherlands|NLD]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[Norway|NOR]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[Sweden|SWE]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[Switzerland|SWI]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[UK Album Chart|UK]]<br>
 
!width="30"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br>
 
!width="30"| [[North America]]<br>
!width="30"| [[Europe]]<br>
|-
|1993
|align=left|'''''[[So Far So Good (Bryan Adams album)|So Far So Good]]'''''
*Released: November 2, 1993
*Label: A&M
|align="center"|2<br><ref name="So far so good">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2353&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=1eslr84up6jai4j6cngk0p4cu2|title=Top Albums/CDs – Volume 58, No. 25 | date = January 10, 1994| publisher = ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' ([[Library and Archives Canada]]) | accessdate = August 15, 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|6
|align="left"|CA:&nbsp;6×&nbsp;Platinum<br>US:&nbsp;5×&nbsp;Platinum
|align="left"|SW:&nbsp;4×&nbsp;Platinum<br>UK:&nbsp;3×&nbsp;Platinum
|-
|1999
|align=left|'''''[[The Best of Me (Bryan Adams album)|The Best of Me]]'''''
*Released: November 15, 1999
*Label: A&M
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|—
|align="left"|CA:&nbsp;3×&nbsp;Platinum
|align="left"|EU:&nbsp;2×&nbsp;Platinum<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2002.html | title = IFPI Platinum Europe Awards: 2002 Awards | publisher = [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) – Europe]] | accessdate=August 15, 2010 }}</ref><br>SW: Platinum<br>UK: Platinum
|-
|2005
|align=left|'''''[[Anthology (Bryan Adams album)|Anthology]]'''''
*Released: October 18, 2005
*Label: A&M
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|39
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|65
|align="left"|CA: 2×&nbsp;Platinum
|align="left"|UK: Gold
|-
|2010
|align=left|'''''[[Icon (Bryan Adams album)|Icon]]'''''
*Released: August 31, 2010
*Label: [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
|-
|align="center" colspan="30" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}
{{cob}}
 
==== Multi-column mixed sortable unsortable ====
{{cot|Filmographies}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of acting performances in film and television
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center"| 1961
! scope="row" | ''[[Barabbas (1961 film)|Barabbas]]''
| Patrician in Arena
| uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1962
! scope="row" | ''[[Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man]]''
| undetermined role
| uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1963
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Beverly Hillbillies}}''
| Janet Trego
| TV series, 15 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 1963
! scope="row" | ''[[Mister Ed]]''
| {{plainlist|
* Telephone Operator
* Sailor's Girl
}}
| {{plainlist|
* TV series, episodes:
* "Love Thy New Neighbor"
* "Ed Discovers America"
}}
|-
| align="center"| 1964
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Americanization of Emily}}''
| Beautiful Girl
| uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1965
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Man from U.N.C.L.E.}}''
| Therapist
| TV series, episode: "The Girls of Nazarone Affair"
|-
| align="center"| 1966
! scope="row" | ''[[Eye of the Devil]]''
| Odile de Caray
|
|-
| align="center"| 1967
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Fearless Vampire Killers}}''
| Sarah Shagal
|
|-
| align="center"| 1967
! scope="row" | ''[[Don't Make Waves]]''
| Malibu
|
|-
| align="center"| 1967
! scope="row" | ''[[Valley of the Dolls (film)|Valley of the Dolls]]''
| Jennifer North
|
|-
| align="center"| 1968
! scope="row" | ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]''
| Girl at Party
| uncredited
|-
| align="center"| 1968
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Wrecking Crew|The Wrecking Crew (1969 film)}}''
| Freya Carlson
|
|-
| align="center"| 1969
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Thirteen Chairs}}''<br />(also known as ''12+1'')
| Pat
| released posthumously
|}
{{cob}}
 
==== Multi-column unsortable ====
{{cot|Academy Awards}}
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Title
! Result
|-
| [[5th Academy Awards|1932]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Outstanding Production]]
| ''[[Arrowsmith (film)|Arrowsmith]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[8th Academy Awards|1935]]
|  [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Outstanding Production]]
| ''[[The Informer (1935 film)|The Informer]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[8th Academy Awards|1935]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| ''[[The Informer (1935 film)|The Informer]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[12th Academy Awards|1939]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[13th Academy Awards|1940]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Outstanding Production]]
| ''[[The Long Voyage Home]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[13th Academy Awards|1940]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| ''[[The Grapes of Wrath (film)|The Grapes of Wrath]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[14th Academy Awards|1941]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Motion Picture]]
| ''[[How Green Was My Valley (film)|How Green Was My Valley]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[14th Academy Awards|1941]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| ''[[How Green Was My Valley (film)|How Green Was My Valley]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[15th Academy Awards|1942]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary]]
| ''[[The Battle of Midway]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[16th Academy Awards|1943]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Best Documentary, Short Subjects]]
| ''[[December 7th (film)|December 7th]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[25th Academy Awards|1952]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Motion Picture]]
| ''[[The Quiet Man]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[25th Academy Awards|1952]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| ''[[The Quiet Man]]''
| {{won}}
|}
{{cob}}
 
==== Multi-column unsortable all numeric right justified====
{{cot|Mathematical tables}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|+ Multiplication table
! ×
! scope="col" | 1  || 2  || 3  || 4  || 5  || 6  || 7  || 8  || 9  || 10 
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| 1  || 2  || 3  || 4 || 5  || 6  || 7  || 8  || 9  || 10 
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| 2  || 4  ||6 || 8  || 10 || 12 || 14 || 16 || 18  || 20 
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| 3  || 6  || 9  || 12 || 15 || 18 || 21 || 24 || 27  || 30 
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| 4  || 8  || 12 || 16 || 20 || 24 || 28 || 32 || 36  || 40 
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| 5  || 10 || 15 || 20 || 25 || 30 || 35 || 40 || 45  || 50 
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| 6  || 12 || 18 || 24 || 30 || 36 || 42 || 48 || 54  || 60
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| 7  || 14 || 21 || 28 || 35 || 42 || 49 || 56 || 63  || 70 
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| 8  || 16 || 24 || 32 || 40 || 48 || 56 || 64 || 72  || 80 
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| 9  || 18 || 27 || 36 || 45 || 54 || 63 || 72 || 81  || 90 
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| 10 || 20 || 30 || 40 || 50 || 60 || 70 || 80 || 90  || 100
|}
{{cob}}
 
==== Tree (cladogram) left rooted====
{{cot|[[Cladogram]]s}}
{{clade| style=font-size:90%;line-height:85%
|label1=&nbsp;[[Crocodylinae]]&nbsp;
  |1={{clade
                        |1=''[["Crocodylus" megarhinus]]''
                        |label2=&nbsp;[[Mekosuchinae]]&nbsp;
                        |2={{clade
                          |1=''[[Kambara]]''
                          |2=''[[Australosuchus]]''
                          |3=''[[Trilophosuchus]]''}}
                        |3={{clade
                          |label1=&nbsp;[[Osteolaeminae]]&nbsp;
                          |1={{clade
                              |1={{clade
                                |1=''[[Rimasuchus]]''
                                |2={{clade
                                    |1=''[["Crocodylus" pigotti]]''
                                    |2=''[[Euthecodon]]''}}}}
                              |2=''[[Voay]]''
                              |3={{clade
                                |1=''[[Osteolaemus|Osteolaemus osborni]]''
                                |2=''[[Osteolaemus|O. tetraspis]]''}}}}
                          |2={{clade
                              |1=''[[Mecistops]]''
                              |2={{clade
                                |1=''[[Crocodylus anthropophagus]]''
                                |2=''[[Crocodylus|C. palaeindicus]]''
                                |3={{clade
                                    |1=''[[Mugger Crocodile|C. palustris]]''
                                    |2={{clade
                                      |1=''[[Siamese Crocodile|C. siamensis]]''
                                      |2={{clade
                                          |1=''[[Freshwater Crocodile|C. johnsoni]]''
                                          |2=''[[New Guinea Crocodile|C. novaeguineae]]''
                                          |3=''[[Philippine Crocodile|C. mindorensis]]''}}}}}}
                                |4={{clade
                                    |1=''[[Nile Crocodile|C. niloticus]]''
                                    |2={{clade
                                      |1=''[[American Crocodile|C. acutus]]''
                                      |2=''[[Orinoco Crocodile|C. intermedius]]''
                                      |3=''[[Cuban Crocodile|C. rhombifer]]''
                                      |4=''[[Morelet's Crocodile|C. moreletii]]''
 
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
{{cob}}
 
====Gant (bar graph linear horizontal) with color====
{{cot|Flow data}}
<timeline>
ImageSize = width:700 height:270
PlotArea = left:100 bottom:60 top:0 right:50
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat  = mm/dd/yyyy
Period = from:01/01/1965 till:12/05/1996
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
 
Colors =
  id:Drums              value:purple    legend:Drums
  id:Guitars            value:green      legend:Guitars
  id:Bass                value:gray(0.40) legend:Bass
  id:Keyboards          value:orange    legend:Keyboards
 
 
Legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom
 
ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:01/01/1965
 
LineData =
 
  at:08/04/1967 color:black layer:back
  at:06/28/1968 color:black layer:back
  at:06/13/1969 color:black layer:back
  at:11/07/1969 color:black layer:back
  at:10/02/1970 color:black layer:back
  at:11/05/1971 color:black layer:back
  at:06/02/1972 color:black layer:back
  at:03/23/1973 color:black layer:back
  at:11/12/1975 color:black layer:back
  at:01/21/1977 color:black layer:back
  at:11/30/1979 color:black layer:back
  at:03/21/1983 color:black layer:back
  at:11/07/1987 color:black layer:back
  at:03/28/1994 color:black layer:back
 
BarData =
 
  bar:Mason text:"Nick Mason"
  bar:Barrett text:"Syd Barrett"
  bar:Gilmour text:"David Gilmour"
  bar:Klose  text:"Bob Klose"
  bar:Waters text:"Roger Waters"
  bar:Wright text:"Richard Wright"
 
PlotData=
 
  width:10 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4)
  bar:Mason from:01/01/1965 till:end color:Drums
  bar:Barrett from:01/01/1965 till:06/04/1968 color:Guitars
  bar:Gilmour from:12/01/1967 till:end color:Guitars
  bar:Klose from:01/01/1965 till: 12/05/1965 color:Guitars
  bar:Waters from:01/01/1965 till:01/20/1985 color:Bass
  bar:Wright from:01/01/1965 till:01/01/1980 color:Keyboards
  bar:Wright from:01/01/1987 till:end color:Keyboards
 
</timeline>
{{cob}}
 
=== Inappropriate use ===
==== Simple lists ====
If a list is simple, it is generally better to use one of the standard [[Wikipedia:Lists|Wikipedia list formats]] instead of a table. Lists are easier to maintain than tables, and are often easier to read.
 
Here is an example of a simple list using list formatting:
 
<pre>* 1980: Ultra Wave
* 1988: What's Bootsy Doin'?
* 1994: Blasters of the Universe
* 1994: Fresh Outta 'P' Uni</pre>
 
Which produces:
 
* 1980: Ultra Wave
* 1988: What's Bootsy Doin'?
* 1994: Blasters of the Universe
* 1994: Fresh Outta 'P' Uni
 
versus table formatting:
 
<pre>{|
|1980
|Ultra Wave
|-
|1988
|What's Bootsy Doin'?
|-
|1994
|Blasters of the Universe
|-
|1994
|Fresh Outta 'P' Uni
|}</pre>
 
Which produces:
 
{|
|1980
|Ultra Wave
|-
|1988
|What's Bootsy Doin'?
|-
|1994
|Blasters of the Universe
|-
|1994
|Fresh Outta 'P' Uni
|}
 
==== Prose ====
Prose is preferred in articles as prose allows the presentation of detail and clarification of context, in a way that a table may not.  Prose flows, like one person speaking to another, and is best suited to articles, because their purpose is to explain.  Tables which are mainly [[Wikipedia:Linking|links]], which are most useful for browsing subject areas, should usually have their own entries: see  [[Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists]] for detail. In an article, significant items should normally be mentioned naturally within the text rather than merely tabulated.
 
==== Page layout ====
Page layouts (using multiple columns, positioning elements, adding borders, etc.) should be done via [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]], not tables, whenever possible.
 
* Images and other embedded media should be positioned using [[WP:EIS|standard image syntax]].
* There are several templates available that will create preformatted multi-column layouts: see [[Help:Columns]].
* Other elements can be positioned or given special formatting through the use of the HTML <code>[[span and div|&lt;div>]]</code> element and [[Help:Cascading style sheets#CSS in wikitext|CSS styling]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts]], a summary of the key points in this guideline
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts|Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts]], a summary of the key points in this guideline
* [[Help:Table]], extensive help
* [[Wikipedia:Help:Table]], extensive help
* [[Help:Table/Introduction to tables]], a quick guide to using tables
* [[Wikipedia:Help:Table/Introduction to tables]], a quick guide to using tables
* [[Help:Collapsing]] (show/hide button)
* [[Wikipedia:Help:Collapsing]] (show/hide button)
* [[Wikipedia:Conditional tables]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Conditional tables|Conditional tables]]
* [[Wikipedia:Table namespace]], an inactive proposal
* [[Wikipedia:Table (HTML)|Table (HTML)]]
* [[Table (HTML)]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Style wide}}
 
[[Category:UniWiki Manual of Style]]
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