I have been struggling to do this and now I have found a little trick, I use this simple ERT command (LyX 1.5.5 - Ubuntu 8.04) inside the float:Table
\renewcommand\tablename {Tab.} it works as expected, and I do similar thing to change the name of float figure \renewcommand\figurename {Pict.} You will see the result after you view pdf/dvi/ps. The LyX editor displays the original: Table, Figure. Thx ... /Adi --- On Mon, 30/6/08, Maria Gouskova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Maria Gouskova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: float caption label for tables To: "mailing lyx" <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> Received: Monday, 30 June, 2008, 9:09 AM Dear LyX users, I need to change the caption label that LaTeX automatically supplies for tables in floats. By default, the label is "Table". I want it to read, say, "Tab." instead. I put \renewcommand{\tablename}{Tab.} into the preamble, but nothing happens--LyX compiles as before. \renewcommand works in plain LaTeX--is there some sort of a conflict in LyX? I wouldn't know where to start looking, because my grasp of LaTeX is pretty basic. LyX 1.5.5 Mac OS 10.5.3 MacTeX-2007 Maria Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail