Graphics, Figures & TablesChanging Caption Label from "Figure" to "Fig."

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insipidtoast
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Changing Caption Label from "Figure" to "Fig."

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This didn't work for me!

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\usepackage[singlelinecheck=false,justification=justified,figurename=Fig.]{caption}
I have this entered in my preamble, but I also copy and pasted what another post suggested. Neither do anything except keep my Caption justified to the left.
Last edited by localghost on Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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kaiserkarl13
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Changing Caption Label from "Figure" to "Fig."

Post by kaiserkarl13 »

\renewcommand{\figurename}{Fig.} should do it. By the way, \figurename is defined in the base classes (article.cls, report.cls, etc.), so if that doesn't work I'd look through whatever document class you are using and redefine the appropriate command.
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