In the hyperref-pkg, is there a way to (sometimes) use abbreviations; e.g. tab. _vs_ table?

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"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 the hyperref-pkg, "only" the following seems to be on offer:

\ldots as presented in \autoref{tab:birds_and_bees} \ldots

which produces the long version of "table" (not the abbreviated tab.).

I guess it'd be o.k. to use \autoref{tab:birds_and_bees} sometimes, and tab.~\ref{tab:birds_and_bees} at other times (in the same document ! ), but is there a way of having the abbrev. done via hyperref/autoref, too?

PS: one disadvantage of using tab.~\ref{tab:birds_and_bees} is that the "tab."-part is not linkified (not "blue", in my output). IMO, it looks beta if "tab." is blue, too.

PPS: for in-depth discussion (providing many pointers and food for thought): Cross-reference packages: which to use, which conflict?

@kan do you know if the two pkg's (hyperref & cleveref) can both be loaded in the same document without causing trouble? (am asking cuz I'm using a template I didn't write and I don't want to "break things", as it were) — nutty about natty, Apr 30 '13 at 07:16
@Jubobs do you know if the two pkg's (hyperref & prettyref) can both be loaded in the same document without causing trouble? (am asking cuz I'm using a template I didn't write and I don't want to "break things", as it were) — nutty about natty, Apr 30 '13 at 07:16
I think loading both works fine, but keep the cleveref last. — kan, Apr 30 '13 at 07:20
@kan you mean load it after loading hyperref (in the preamble)? — nutty about natty, Apr 30 '13 at 07:22
@nuttyaboutnatty Yes. I use prettyref in conjunction with hyperref all the time. Make sure to load the latter after the former. — jub0bs, Apr 30 '13 at 07:25
@Jubobs: so kan suggests 1) hyperref 2) cleveref; and you suggest the converse loading sequence: 1) prettyref 2) hyperref ? (just doesn't seem all too consistent, but I'm inclined to believe you both :) — nutty about natty, Apr 30 '13 at 08:02
@nuttyaboutnatty I don't use cleveref myself but I've read elsewhere it must be loaded after hyperref. However, you must load prettyref (if you decide to use it) before hyperref. — jub0bs, Apr 30 '13 at 08:14
@kan Ok, I've fallen for cleveref, if you turn your comment into an answer I'll be happy to accept it. — nutty about natty, Apr 30 '13 at 09:39
@nuttyaboutnatty For the answer to be of help to others, would you mind giving me a table, so that I can post an answer? (I am too lazy to type up one.) — kan, Apr 30 '13 at 09:41
@kan am rushing towards a deadline (and am not too apt in TeX yet); if that's ok I'll get back to you/this Q&A soon? ps: notice I added a link as pps to my question; perhaps this question ought to be closed-as-too-localized? — nutty about natty, Apr 30 '13 at 09:44
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score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '13 at 09:53

Arbitrary text can be linked with the optional argument form of \hyperref:

\hyperref[tab:birds_and_bees]{tab.~\ref*{tab:birds_and_bees}}

The star form \ref* generates a reference without a link to prevent a nested link.

Also \autoref can be configured:

\renewcommand*{\tableautorefname}{tab.}

If you are using package babel then this is language dependend, e.g.:

\addto\extrasenglish{%
  \renewcommand*{\tableautorefname}{tab.}%
}%

In the hyperref-pkg, is there a way to (sometimes) use abbreviations; e.g. tab. _vs_ table?

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