Illustrations
Rien Elling, Bas A. Andeweg, Jaap de Jong, Christine Swankhuisen, Kim van der Linden · 2019
In reports with a wide margin, putting the captions next to the illustrations is an attractive alternative. A report that deals with tangible objects should always have illustrations. Texts with spatial information clearly demand at least one illustration, whether it be a map, an electrical diagram or a photograph. Some writers are so taken away by the countless possibilities of graphic programmes that their illustrations lose their functional value and tend to detract from the text. A table is an excellent way of presenting entire sets of data succinctly. The reader usually reads a table from the left column to the right. A diagrammatic representation shows the relationship between ideas or events in a simple way. The drawing shows where the heads of an audio recorder have to be cleaned. Because the sealing cover has been left off, the user will, however, never have this view. The illustration is mainly of use to technicians.