[Forum] Figure captions in dissertation (CMOS 15)

[size=medium][font=Verdana] Anyone know what CMOS (15th edition) says about whether figure captions should be single- or double-spaced? I can't find a place in 15 where it's stated one way or another, but the examples kinda look double-spaced, although the type is so tiny it's hard to tell.[/font

[Forum] RE: Figure captions

Some mention of it here: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch03/ch03_sec027.html "Photomicrographs, in scientific publications, may include in their captions information about the degree of magnification (e.g., original magnification, ×400; bar, 100 ?m)."

[Forum] Figure captions

Re captions for photomicrographs, is there an abbreviation for "magnification" as in the following: Magnification X100. This would be especially relevant when there are many figures on a page, all including the magnification ratios.

[Forum] RE: Figure Captions

If you don't win your battle of placing the captions above, I think there might be a solution. I'm assuming that you are using Word's styles Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. to create headings and then generate bookmarks with Word's Save As pdf function? If so, I think you might be able to edit your

[Forum] RE: Figure Captions

There's no "rule" about this anywhere that I'm aware of. It's just a general style convention. Titles for tables are almost always placed above the table (and sources below it), like any other section title. Captions for figures are usually placed below the figures, but there's no hard and fast rule

[Forum] RE: Figure captions in dissertation (CMOS 15)

The captions are for a dissertation.

[Forum] Figure Captions

Thanks, Cheech, for replying. What I meant to say with, "defeats the purpose" is that if the hyperlink brings the user to the figure caption, and this is the top of the page, then the image isn't displayed; it's above the figure caption text. The user would have to page up to see the image, thereby

[Forum] RE: Figure captions

Thanks to you both.

[Forum] RE: Figure Captions

Good luck, let us know how it goes!

[Forum] Figure captions in dissertation (CMOS 15)

Thanks for the welcome!