Term to describe the written, paragraph-form part of a report

Question

Is there a term for the written, paragraph-form parts of a paper/report/etc., as opposed to the figures, equations, and their captions? I'm reviewing a technical report for a colleague who has put a lot of numerical data in the written part, making it a bit tedious to read. I want to suggest that he summarize this numerical data in a separate table or chart, e.g.:

There are a lot of numbers in the written parts; you should summarize them in a table.

I feel like there should be a better word for "written part" however. The word "copy" is close, but seems to be used specifically for the text in advertisements.

Answer 1

Simply [one of the senses of] text.

text 2 [in singular]

The main body of a book or other piece of writing, as distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and illustrations. ‘the pictures are clear and relate well to the text’

[ODO]

The problem is, of course, possible confusion with the other sense/s.