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I'm trying to change the name the function \autoref (from the hyperref package) uses for chapters. By default it outputs "chapter X" (lower case c) but I want it to output "Chapter X" (upper case c). In my document I can successfully redefine the \chapterautorefname function to something else without generating warnings or errors, but the value I assign to it seems to be ignored. I've also tried normally defining it (which nicely gives an already defined error) and redefining \Chapterautorefname (which generated a nice, not yet defined error).

Minimal working example

\documentclass[12pt, a4paper, openany]{report}
\usepackage[english]{babel}         
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}         
\usepackage{hyperref}               

\renewcommand{\chapterautorefname}{Something}

% Document
\begin{document}
\chapter{One}
In \autoref{chap:two}...

\chapter{Two}
\label{chap:two}

\end{document}

Generated output:

Output

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Package babel supports many languages, therefore you have to put the redefinition into \extrasenglish:

\documentclass[12pt, a4paper, openany]{report}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}

\addto\extrasenglish{%
  \renewcommand{\chapterautorefname}{Chapter}%
}


\begin{document}
\chapter{One}
In \autoref{chap:two}...


\chapter{Two}
\label{chap:two}
\end{document}

Result

It is also explained in the manual of hyperref.

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  • I went through the manual again but babel isn't even mentioned in support for other packages so I'm not sure where you got your info. But anyway, this works :). – Roy T. Jun 27 '14 at 15:14
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    @RoyT.: The example in the manual is: \usepackage[ngerman]{babel}\addto\extrasngerman{\def\subsectionautorefname{Unterkapitel}}. It can be found at the place, where \autoref is explained. – Heiko Oberdiek Jun 27 '14 at 20:27