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I have to rename one of the many tables as Fig. But executing the below script resulted in ':' before the caption.

\renewcommand{\tablename}{}
\renewcommand{\thetable}{}

\begin{table}[!h]
\begin{center}

% table contents

\end{center}
\caption{Fig 1: Frame description}
\label{table1}
\end{table}

The caption of the table looked like this- : Fig 1: Frame description.

Is there a way to make the initial ':' disappear?

Vigo
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    Instead of using the table environment, just wrap it in a figure environment, then you don't have to worry about adjusting the caption detail. The contents within a figure environment can still be anything (need not necessarily be a figure). Strange..., but perfectly normal. – Werner Jun 12 '13 at 07:00
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  • Use \centering instead of the center environment inside a table; see http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/2651/should-i-use-center-or-centering-for-figures-and-tables – lockstep Jun 12 '13 at 11:12

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Maybe the following is what you are looking for:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[figureposition=bottom]{caption}

\DeclareCaptionLabelSeparator{horse}{\enskip}
\captionsetup{
  font=small,
  labelfont=sc,
  labelsep=horse,
  width=0.5\textwidth
}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\rule{5cm}{5cm}
\caption{Fish}
\label{fish}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

output

Svend Tveskæg
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  • And you are not allowed to use the University seal in this context ;-), http://medarbejdere.au.dk/administration/kommunikation/branding/designmanualen/hentfiler/segl/regler/, better to just use \rule{5cm}{5cm} – daleif Jun 12 '13 at 10:22
  • @daleif Sorry. :( I'll choose \rule{5cm}{5cm}. – Svend Tveskæg Jun 12 '13 at 10:30
  • no worries, they do put it online, but most people does not bother to read the fine print. – daleif Jun 12 '13 at 10:43