[Tex/LaTex] Edit caption settings in SCfigure environment

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I am using the SCfigure environment, from the sidecap package because I wanted to have captions to the side of my figure. After twitching the parameters for a while, I managed to make things look like I wanted.

Only thing missing is the hideous 'Figure 1' text that is added to the caption of figures. Since I am working on a presentation, captions look better with only the text. Thus, I would like to remove this "Figure 1." text before the actual caption.

I read that simply redifyining the command should do, like:

\renewcommand{\figurename}{"New Text"}

But this didn't work. I tried writing nothing, only a space, an underscore even, but in all cases the "Figure 1." text remains before the caption.

Any idea on how to edit this is greatly appreciated.

Code of my figure:

\usepackage{amsthm} % Required for theorem environments
\usepackage{bm} % Required for bold math symbols (used in the footer of the     \usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx} % Required for including images in figures
\usepackage{tikz} % Required for colored boxes
\usepackage{booktabs} % Required for horizontal rules in tables
\usepackage{multicol} % Required for creating multiple columns in slides
\usepackage{lastpage} % For printing the total number of pages at the bottom of each slide
\usepackage[english]{babel} % Document language - required for customizing section titles
\usepackage{microtype} % Better typography
\usepackage{tocstyle} % Required for customizing the table of contents
\usepackage{sidecap}


\begin{SCfigure}[1][b!]
  \centering
  \caption{The masked priming paradigm: The duration of the prime and the     presence of forward and backward masks result in unconscious processing     of the prime.}
  \includegraphics[width=0.61\textwidth,width=0.5\linewidth]%
    {priming_example2}% picture filename
\end{SCfigure}

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You can customize the caption using the caption package; then with \addto\captionsenglish you can change the label.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsthm} % Required for theorem environments
\usepackage{bm} % Required for bold math symbols (used in the footer of the     \usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx} % Required for including images in figures
\usepackage{tikz} % Required for colored boxes
\usepackage{booktabs} % Required for horizontal rules in tables
\usepackage{multicol} % Required for creating multiple columns in slides
\usepackage{lastpage} % For printing the total number of pages at the bottom of each slide
\usepackage[english]{babel} % Document language - required for customizing section titles
\usepackage{microtype} % Better typography
\usepackage{tocstyle} % Required for customizing the table of contents
\usepackage{caption}
\DeclareCaptionLabelFormat{onlyname}{#1}
\captionsetup{labelformat=onlyname,labelsep=period}
\usepackage{sidecap}

\addto\captionsenglish{\renewcommand{\figurename}{Whatever I want}}

\begin{document}

\begin{SCfigure}[1][b!]
  \centering
  \caption{The masked priming paradigm: The duration of the prime and the     presence of forward and backward masks result in unconscious processing     of the prime.}
\rule{0.61\textwidth}{0.5\linewidth}
%  \includegraphics[width=0.61\textwidth,width=0.5\linewidth]%
%    {priming_example2}% picture filename
\end{SCfigure}

\end{document}

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As far as I know there's no easy way to change the value for sidecaptionvpos for individual objects (but perhaps someone will prove me wrong). I would suggest you to use the more powerful and flexible floatrow package instead; a little example in which the default position was selected to be top and then \thisfloatsetup{capbesideposition={bottom}} was used to change the vertical position of the caption for a selected object:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage[capbesideposition={top,outside},facing=yes,capbesidesep=quad]{floatrow}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[!ht]
\fcapside
  {\caption{some text here to represent the caption}}
  {\includegraphics{image1}}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[!ht]
\thisfloatsetup{capbesideposition={bottom}}
\fcapside
  {\caption{some text here to represent the caption}}
  {\includegraphics{image2}}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

The demo option for graphicx simply replaces actual figures with black rectangles; do not use that option in your actual document. I only used [!ht] for the example; I am not suggesting this to be used.

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[Tex/LaTex] Setting position of figure, captions using sidecap

I would suggest you to use the more powerful and flexible floatrow package instead; it allows you to easily customize the caption position per figure; a little example using the a0poster document class and some of the settings of your document.

The example shows three three figures; the leftmost one has its caption to the right; the middle one has the caption below the figure, and the rightmost figure has the caption to the left; of course, you can change the lengths used according to your needs:

\documentclass{a0poster}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage[capbesideposition={bottom},facing=yes,capbesidesep=quad]{floatrow}
\usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate text for the example
\usepackage{textpos}

\TPGrid[10mm,10mm]{122}{100}     % e.g., 3 cols width=40, plus 2 gaps width=1
\parindent=0pt
\parskip=0.5\baselineskip
\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}
\setlength\fboxrule{0.5pt}

\begin{document}

\begin{textblock}{40}(0,8.2)
\lipsum[3-11]
\begin{figure}
\thisfloatsetup{capbesideposition={bottom,outside},capbesidewidth=15cm}
\fcapside[\FBwidth]
  {\caption{some text here to represent the caption for figure one}\label{fig:testa}}
  {\includegraphics[width=10cm,height=6cm]{image1}}
\end{figure}
\end{textblock}

\begin{textblock}{40}(41,8.2)
\lipsum[3-11]
\begin{figure}
\floatbox{figure}[3\FBwidth]
  {\caption{some text here to represent the caption for figure two}\label{fig:testb}}
  {\includegraphics[width=10cm,height=6cm]{image3}}
\end{figure}
\end{textblock}

\begin{textblock}{40}(82,8.2)
\lipsum[3-11]
\begin{figure}
\thisfloatsetup{capbesideposition={bottom,inside},capbesidewidth=15cm}
\fcapside[\FBwidth]
  {\caption{some text here to represent the caption for figure three}\label{fig:testc}}
  {\includegraphics[width=10cm,height=6cm]{image3}}
\end{figure}
\end{textblock}

\end{document}

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The demo option for graphicx simply replaces actual figures with black rectangles; do not use that option in your actual document.

Since you are using the textblock environment, the floating mechanism is disabled so the usual placement specifiers (e.g., [!b] or [!hb]) won't have effect here; as far as I know, you'll have to adjust the vertical positioning manually.

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