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I have four figures and want to put them together as subfigures. However, I don't want the first one to have a caption. Can anybody figure it out please?

Thank you in advance!

\begin{figure}[t!]
\centering
\subfigure[]{
\includegraphics[width=5.2in]{legend.eps}
}\\
\subfigure[]{
\label{fig:1}
\includegraphics[width=4.8in]{fig1.eps}
}\\
\subfigure[]{
\label{fig:2s}
\includegraphics[width=4.8in]{fig2.eps}
}
\subfigure[]{
\label{fig:3}
\includegraphics[width=4.8in]{fig3.eps}
}
\caption{something and something}
\label{fig:Simulation}
\end{figure}
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    You should use the subcaption package (included in caption). It lets you have no caption for subfigures but still have a label to cross-reference them.
    – Bernard
    Oct 3, 2013 at 0:45

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The key is syntax. The optional argument of the subfigure macro sets the caption. If you drop it, there won't be any caption. So the solution looks like:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}

\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[t!]
\centering
\subfigure{
\includegraphics[width=5.2in]{legend.eps}  %legend.eps does not have a caption
}\\
\subfigure[]{
\label{fig:1}
\includegraphics[width=4.8in]{fig1.eps}    %fig1.eps has one
}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
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    The subfigure package is obsolete; use subfig (and the \subfloat command that has the same syntax) or subcaption.
    – egreg
    Oct 3, 2013 at 9:26
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If you simply remove the optional argument of the caption in \subfloat command, the corresponding subfigure doesn't have the caption but is considered in the numbering of the captions. For example, if you use the following code

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}

\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[t!]
\centering
\subfloat{
\includegraphics[width=5.5in]{fig1}  %fig1 does not have a caption
}\\
\subfloat[subcaption]{
\label{fig:1}
\includegraphics[width=4.5in]{fig2}    %fig1 has one
}
\caption{A figure caption}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

you will have something like enter image description here

If you don't want the un-captioned subfigure to ba considered in caption numbering, it is enough not to use \subfigure command. For example, if you use the following code

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}

\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[t!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=5.5in]{fig1}\\  %fig1 does not have a caption
\subfloat[subcaption]{
\label{fig:1}
\includegraphics[width=4.5in]{fig2}    %fig2 has one
}
\caption{A figure caption}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

you will have somehting like

enter image description here

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    Welcome to TeX.SE! Your answer is the same as of @Ruben. For it also valid @egreg comment. I suggest you to rewrote your answer with use of \subfig package or even better with use subcaption package and its environment subfigure.
    – Zarko
    Jan 25, 2020 at 11:59
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    @zarko yes, you are right, my answer is the same as @Ruben. But, I proposed a trike not to consider the figure which doesn't have the caption in the subcaption numbering. Anyway, I edited my answer by using subfig package as it is newer than subfigure package.
    – Venus
    Jan 25, 2020 at 14:49

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