Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Data order in tables
  3. Hierarchy and grouping
  4. Column spacing
  5. Fonts
  6. Bold text in tables
  7. Number alignment
  8. Number rounding
  9. Effective rounding
  10. Totals
  11. Measures
  12. Shading, gridlines and other lines
  13. Units
  14. Titles and subtitles
  15. Annotations
  16. Source

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Shading, gridlines and other lines

Use lines and shading sparingly. Use subtle colours or greyscale. Make sure the shading does not distract from the data.

Shading can be used to track data across rows but also to highlight specific values.