I am personally against ditto marks but there is one thing I have seen being used and I don't have a problem with it; using a long continuous arrow instead of ditto marks to indicate it's a same information. Example:
Task Time completed Initials
Turn on the valve 1 7:59 am SD
Turn on the valve 2 7:59 am SD
Turn on the valve 3 7:59 am SD
Turn on the valve 4 7:59 am SD
Turn on the valve 5 7:59 am SD
Turn on the valve 6 7:59 am SD
Turn on the valve 7 7:59 am SD
Task Time completed Initials
Turn on the valve 1 7:59 am SD
Turn on the valve 2
Turn on the valve 3
Turn on the valve 4
Turn on the valve 5
Turn on the valve 6
Turn on the valve 7
Turn on the valve 8 7:59 am SD
Instead of filling the table with 7:59 am in all rows ,or same initials in all rows, the first and last row was filled out manually and a continuous arrow (---------------->)connected the first and last row. 7:59 am ---------------> 7:59 am and SD---------------> SD.
PS: Sorry, could not attach the picture or make an arrow here.
I would be careful what kind of documents I would allow to use these arrows though.
Edited by samjhand, 28 January 2022 - 06:35 PM.