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Write “chapter” before list of figures

if I use the \listoffigures command LaTeX creates a new chapter (I'm using the book class), but there is no chapter heading. Is it like it uses \chapter*{List of figures}. Of course this is what we ...
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What variable contains the word “Appendix” when a chapter is an appendix?

I've designed a whole new fancy chapter header layout, and have hard coded the word "Chapter" in there before the chapter number. I just realized now that this won't work because I have an appendix ...
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Not having “Chapter” appear in chapter names

If, in amsbook, I write something like \chapter{My great chapter} it appears in the text as Chapter 1. My great chapter I would like to make it appear simply as 1. My great chapter Anyone have ...
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3answers
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how to suppress “chapter” in \chapter (while keeping numbering)

Using \chapter I get: Chapter 1. The meaning of this novel Chapter 2. The plot of this novel Chapter 3. The moral of this novel I want to get instead: 1. The meaning of this novel 2. ...
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Table of Contents with Chapter and Appendix

I'm using this code to get word Chapter in TOC before each chapter. \documentclass[a4paper]{book} \usepackage{tocloft,calc} \renewcommand{\cftchappresnum}{Chapter } ...
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\chaptername is used even for appendix chapters in ToC

I have searched for something to resolve a problem that has shown up here: How do I get \chaptername to appear in the table of contents? I have tried the code from that thread. But I got an issue, ...
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Change chapter name in ToC

I need to change "Chapter" word to, for example, "Heading". I tried to use command \renewcommand{\chaptername}{Heading} but it changed chapter name only in text, but in ToC it's still "Chapter". How ...
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Change the word “Chapter” to something else

I am using fancyhdr. With that, using the command \renewcommand{\chaptername}{Lecture} has no effect. How can I change the name "Chapter" into something else?