Referring to Figures in your Text
Use the following guidelines when discussing and referring to tables and figures:
Place the table/figure close to where it is first referred to in the text (preferably immediately below the paragraph in which it is first mentioned).
Refer to tables and figures in your text by their numbers, not their placement in the text. E.g, “See Figure 9 for a detailed schematic” (not “see the figure below”); “the test results are summarized in Table 1.”
When referring to a figure or table in your body text, it is helpful to place the reference in bold font.