General ⇒ Omitting a figure from the list of figures

[DannyBoy]

When creating a table of contents, sections can be omitted by using commands like \chapter*{Introduction}, et cetera. Is there an equivalent approach to omitting figures from the list of figures? I've tried \begin{figure*} ... \end{figure*} but have had no luck. Any ideas?

[sommerfee]

If you use the caption package you can either use \caption*{...} or \caption[]{...}. (See caption package doc for details.)