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Alignment of first column in table when it is numerical

Best practices for tables suggest to align numerical values to the right. This makes them better scanable and comparable. In our software, numerical values are mostly right-aligned in tables. However, ...
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UX solutions for data tables and alignment on large screens

I see a lot of excellent advice here regarding how to build mobile-responsive data tables. However, when it comes to large viewports, I'm not finding much. In general, I'm lost about what could be the ...
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Best way to align number columns in a table that has a text column after

It is a common knowledge that number column in a table should be right-aligned, whereas text column — left. In this example (taken from this article), you can see that there is a text column (...
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In tables should date/time/year in table be left or right aligned? [duplicate]

I would like to know whether the date/time/year should be right or left aligned in data tables/table? Some articles mention right align, while some left align. Is there any standard followed ...
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What is the best practice for aligning table content for text/number mix? [duplicate]

What is the best practice for aligning table content for text/number mix? I know that for text/string content it should be aligned to the left and for numbers it should be aligned to the right of the ...
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Material Chips in table list

should the chips fill all the table cell width for clear alignment or is better to align them as they were a text element for better readability?
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Is there evidence that text in a table vertically aligned middle is easier to read compared to vertically aligned top?

I have an html table and there is one column that is much taller than the others and I am trying to get a recommendation if I should be vertically aligning the rest of the columns to the top or middle....
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What is the best practice for data table cell content alignment

We are currently working on a windows based application where users capture data. Some data is captured in a table where other data is captured in text blocks. Im currently faced with the dilemma of ...
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