NAVAIR INSTRUCTION 4120.11 From: Commander, Naval Air ...

NAVAIRINST 4120.11
7.3 . Margins. Margins should be required for all text panes to
prevent information from being obscured by borders or
information in adjacent panes.
7.4 . Justification. Left justification should be used for all
lines of text displayed as sentences or paragraphs.
7.5 . Word wrapping. Lines of text should wrap, so that no line
extends beyond the limits of the pane or right margin, including
when resized. Lines should be broken only between individual
words or within a word when that word is explicitly hyphenated.
If resized text exceeds the text pane area, vertical scrolling
should be used.
7.6 . Hyphenation. Hyphenation should not be used to display
normally non-hyphenated words on successive lines.
7.7 . Tables. Tabular information should be displayed as cells of
textual information or a graphic. When tables contain textual
elements, those elements should conform to the requirements
herein, for textual information. Graphical elements within a
table should conform to the requirements herein, for graphic
material.
7.7.1 . Display of tables. Tables should be displayed in a leftto-right,
top-to-bottom array of cells. Tables should have
column headers and, if applicable, row headers.
7.7.2 . Justification. Lists of alphabetic data should be
vertically aligned with left justification. Numerical data
should be justified with respect to a fixed decimal point. In
cases where there is no decimal point, the numerical data should
be right justified.
7.7.3 . Column spacing. Consistent column spacing should be
maintained within a table. When more than one column of data is
displayed, sufficient space should be provided to clearly
distinguish the data.
7.7.4 . Row spacing. For dense tables with more than ten rows, a
grouping feature (i.e., a solid or blank line) may be inserted
after every fifth row.
7.8 . Graphics. The IETM should display graphics in a data pane
as follows.
7.8.1 . Display of graphic overlays. Encoded graphics should be
displayed along with any associated callout overlays designed to
indicate the specific components of the graphic.
7.8.2 . Types of graphics. Two types of graphics should be
displayed: static and interactive. Static graphics should be
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