General ⇒ Suppressing caption within Figure environment only

[pmlboy]

I am looking for ways, in which I can suppress the caption within the Figure environment only and print something else as a caption. So that, next to the figure I can print a different caption (Fig. number + names of authors). However, the original caption is needed in the List of Figures.

For example:

\begin{figure}
\caption{Schematic of experimental setup}
\end{figure}

Next to the figure (where it appears in the text), I want "Fig. 1 Names of Authors". However, in the List of Figures, I want "Schematic of Experimental Setup" to appear.

Please let me know how this can be done. These are requirements for a Journal submission.

Many thanks for your help.

[gmedina]

You can use the optional argument of the \caption command, as the following example suggests:

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\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}
\listoffigures

\begin{figure}
 \centering
 \fbox{Test figure}
 \caption[Schematic of Experimental Setup]{Names of Authors}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

[pmlboy]

Great. It works. Many thanks for the tip.