Creating Your Own Figures and Tables
When creating your own figure or table rather than taking it from a source, you should still follow APA format. Include
- the table or figure number based on the order it appears in your paper (e.g. Figure 1 or Table 1) written in bold at the top,
- a clear, explanatory title using italics and Title Case Capitalization below the figure/table number and above the figure or table itself, and
- for tables, clear concise headings for columns using Sentence case capitalization.
To see examples of figures in APA 7th ed., See APA's Figure Setup page.
To see examples of tables in APA 7th ed., see APA's Table Setup page.