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How do I get the table of contents, list of figures and list of tables to have the header I specify

I used \renewcommand\contentsname{\Large{TABLE OF CONTENTS}} (similar for list of figures and list of tables) to obtain headers that were centered at the top of the page, not bold and capitalized. ...
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How to change my bibliography title using bibtex and miktex 2.9

I have a problem changing the title of my bibliography using bibtex and miktex 2.9. I've read varius sources already and tried different things, but the answer that popped up most and should be ...
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How to change Contents replace be “Daftar Isi” and References replace “Daftar Pustaka”? [duplicate]

I Have problems about editing a class, you can see this following : I want to edit a class with the condition : Contents replace be "Daftar Isi" References replace "Daftar Pustaka" And you can ...
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Change caption name of figures

How can I modify the caption name of a figure? For example I have \caption{This is a figure.} and by default the caption appears as Figure 1: This is a figure. However I want Fig.1 - This ...
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Multiple listings styles

In using the listings package, how can I have a distinct \lstlistingname value for each type of listing. Lets say my document has C++, R and Pseudo listings, and I would like the \lstlistingname ...
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What do you call those things you use in LaTeX to format text?

I want many times to ask questions but I don't know what to call those. Are they called tags? Commands? Formatters? Example: \example{example} I know my question is general but that's what the ...
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In the hyperref-pkg, is there a way to (sometimes) use abbreviations; e.g. tab. _vs_ table?

"Manually", both of the following do the trick (as far as I can tell): \ldots as presented in table~\ref{tab:birds_and_bees} \ldots \ldots as presented in tab.~\ref{tab:birds_and_bees} \ldots With ...
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How to change the name of document elements like “Figure”, “Contents”, “Bibliography” etc.?

I'd like to modify the names used to typeset some of my document elements. For example, the caption of figure floats should change from "Figure" to "Fig.", and my \tableofcontents sectioning heading ...
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How to Label a Heuristic Proof

I am using \newtheorem{thm}{Theorem}[section] and would like to my article to read Heuristic Proof instead of the standard Proof. I am showing Ito's but not in a rigorous way. Any ideas? ...
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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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Easy-to-use reference-able environment for restating theorem-like environments?

This question is a development of the same issue as this one; following my own answer and later comment there, I decided it deserves a spin-off. I would like to define an environment for restating ...
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How to specify the caption names in bilingual captions without babel or polyglossia?

I use Axel Sommerfeldt's bicaption package to setup bilingual captions. bicaption needs babel's \selectlanguage to set the different caption names for different languages. However, I cannot use the ...
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Caption format changing

I want my captions of figures to be formated like this: 1 pav. First Caption 2 pav. Second Caption Furthermore, I need my captions to be centered. How can I redefine this?
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Problem with command \captionsetup from package caption

The following MWE: \documentclass[11pt]{memoir} \usepackage{caption} \captionsetup[table]{ listformat=empty, tablename=Table, justification=justified, ...
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Change Bibliography name to “References” and add it to TOC [duplicate]

As title suggests. I have the following in my referencing section : \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report} . . . \bibliographystyle{abbrv} \bibliography{library} And it prints : I would like ...
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CJK package and \figurename

I'm using the cjk package to typeset a Japanese document, but somehow can't change the \figurename into CJK. I tried in the preamble, \renewcommand{\figurename}{図} but it only give me an empty ...
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Manual bibliography, separated or multiple parts

I'm creating a manual bibliography, but it needs to be divided into sections. The solutions I thought might be applicable: Add \textbx{"Literary works"}, \textbx{"Web references"}, etc. between ...
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How to Change the Title for a Second List of Figures

For my document, I have a List of Figures for the figures contained in the body of the text. This has worked basically according to plan. However, I also need to have a separate List of Figures for ...
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How to localize label using algorithm and algorithmic packages

I am writing a paper in Italian and I need to include pseudo code in my latex document so I am currently using the algorithm and algorithmic packages. At the top of every algorithm the label Algorithm ...
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Where can I translate the Bergen beamer style?

I would like to use the Bergen theme with orchid color scheme. It works well, but I have "Who?" and "Where?" on my title page - I would like to translate them to my language. How could I do this the ...
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Minted: customise listing name? [duplicate]

How do I customize listing name: Listing 1: thing -- when I use minted? Here's an MWE: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{minted} % \renewcommand{\lstlistingname}{Something} % doens't work! ...
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Redefining “cited on” string (and others) in biblatex

I'm trying to modify the strings biblatex uses to set the "cited on" string used in the bibliography to identify the pages where a given references has been cited. What I gather from the biblatex ...
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Naming conventions for macro names that include the package name

Background Many packages provide commands that have the full name of the package, or an abbreviation, as part of the command name. Sometimes the package name (or abbreviation) is at the beginning of ...
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Changing label name for algorithm

I have this algorithm: \begin{algorithm} \captionsetup[algorithm]{name=MegaAlgorithm} \DontPrintSemicolon \KwData{$G=(X,U)$ such that $G^{tc}$ is an order.} \KwResult{$G’=(X,V)$ with $V\subseteq U$ ...
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How to change the caption name in the article class when using babel?

I have used the following lines in my preamble \usepackage{babel} \addto\extrasfrench{% \providecommand{\og}{\leavevmode\flqq~}% \providecommand{\fg}{\ifdim\lastskip>\z@\unskip\fi~\frqq}% } ...
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Autoref's inserted text has not the correct case

I'm using the \autoref tag which comes with the package hyperref for referencing my algorithms, figures etc. I read that it automatically adjusts the reference text's case, but it won't work with my ...
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Can I change the language the commands are written in to British English?

Hi basically I am a newbie to this software, just getting the hang of the basics but I found that all the commands are in american english. Is there something I can use, download or one of these ...
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Customising glossary group titles

I'm using the glossaries package to produce multiple glossaries in the same document and have found it convenient to define my own glossary style. When makeindex is used the glossary is sub-divided ...
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What are best practices for package authors to deal with package conflicts?

One occasionally encountered problem with LaTeX is incompatibility between packages. What are best practices for package authors to deal with package conflicts? For example: What is the best way to ...
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Changing lstlistoflistings title [closed]

I'm having difficulty getting the list-of-listings section to display the proper title, it simply says "Contents" no matter what sort of changes I make. Here is the command I put in the preamble at a ...
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Rename “Algorithm” to “Listing”

Background Syntax-highlighted source code image listings are being used as Algorithm floats with the lst: prefix for captions. Problem The following LaTeX code in the preamble renames the caption ...
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Multibib & Title of References

I use the multibib package to include more than one bibliographies into my document: \documentclass[a4paper,10pt,twoside]{article} \usepackage[resetlabels]{multibib} \newcites{lit}{Literature} ...
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Change default text of numbered \part [duplicate]

I have a large document with lector notes. And each lector I'm separating by \part. I would like to change the default numbering text from "part" to "Lecture". Example: ...
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change name of appendices

I am trying to change the name of the Appendices. This is what I've done: \begin{appendices} \input{muonSF} \input{Wmass} \input{BDTCrossCheck} \end{appendices} using the package appendices. My ...
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Naming convention for papers, articles and bibliographic references

This is not strictly speaking a TeX question, but I think every TeX author will have been confronted by it at some point. What convention do you follow when naming PDF copies of articles downloaded ...
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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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includepdf does not find file with comma

I am already using grffile to ensure that all files are found on the file system (windows 7), but now I have an example where the second file is not found. \documentclass[]{scrbook} % \usepackage[% ...
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Appendix not renaming [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to change the name of document elements like “Figure”, “Contents”, “Bibliography” etc.? I would like to rename my appendix so that it would be all caps, like other ...
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section titles regionalised [closed]

i have a problem, currently I'm using texlive 2012 and have problem with titles of section - the bibliography. altholugh i use in my code: \usepackage[polish]{babel} \usepackage{csquotes} ...
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Change caption of figure for references

I changed the caption of my figures running the following command (I'm using the babel package): \addto\captionsngerman{\renewcommand{\figurename}{Abb.}} If I use \autoref{$LABEL} to reference to ...
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subfigure \autoref

I am trying to redefine the subfigure \autoref, but have not been successful. Below is example code for the figure. I am using the acticle documentclass and the subcaption package. \begin{figure}[H] ...
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How to change caption from “Figure #:” to “Appendix #:” [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to change the name of document elements like “Figure”, “Contents”, “Bibliography” etc.? I was using minipage in LaTeX for my appendices in one of my English ...
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Is there any way to remove the “Theorem” in theorem block titles?

I'm writing a beamer presentation and using the theorem environment in the standard manner: \begin{theorem}[Subject] this is text \end{theorem} Which creates the textbox with the proper look but my ...
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What is the right way to redefine macros defined by babel?

If I want to use the babel package and redefine a macro such as \contentsname, what is the right way to go about this? Just putting \renewcommand in the preamble doesn't work. This sort of works ...
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Modify Algorithm name in French

This is my code: \usepackage[section]{algorithm} \usepackage{algorithmic} \begin{document} \makeatletter\renewcommand{\ALG@name}{Algorithme} \renewcommand{\listalgorithmname}{Liste des \ALG@name ...
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Why does the title of Glossary not change? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to change the name of document elements like “Figure”, “Contents”, “Bibliography” etc.? Consider the following MWE (it actually works :P): ...
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babel and \contentsname, how to add extra customization?

This is what I'm trying to do: \renewcommand{\contentsname}{ \vspace{-8mm} {\Huge Table of Contents}\vspace{-3mm} \rule{\linewidth}{0.5mm} \\[-4mm] } Using babel, I can get this code to work: ...
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BibTeX: change field labels

I currently have a BibTeX entry for a book, of which I want to cite a section, like this: @inbook{..., chapter = {1}, ...} During the output of the bibliography, this will be printed as ..., ...
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algorithmic, arbitrary names for algorithms

The question is advanced version of my previous one. I need to name algorithms (package algorithmic) with arbitrary names so it appears like: Algorithm MyAlgo and \ref{...} will appear like MyAlgo. ...
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Change abstractname [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Change caption name of figures How to change the name of document elements like “Figure”, “Contents”, “Bibliography” etc.? I'm using the book class in my document and I ...

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