[Tex/LaTex] Referencing a table vs. a figure in LyX, format

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Currently, when I reference things using labels I have setup LyX simply inserts the table number. I would like it to insert Table N where N is the table number. Similarly, I would like it to insert Figure N for figures. Is this possible or is there no way for LyX to know that my label refers to a figure or table?

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Load the cleveref package and use \cref (or \Cref at the beginning of a sentence) instead of \ref.

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Hyperref has autoref which takes care of this stuff. It is described briefly here.

This solution doesn't do exactly what you want. That is, it doesn't redefine \ref. But I'm not sure that's a great idea anyway. (weirdly \let\ref\autoref doesn't seem to do anything). So to have what you want, you need to do two things:

Add \usepackage{hyperref} to your preamble and then put \let\ref\autoref just after your \begin{document}

If you don't like the ugly coloured borders hyperref puts on your references see this. Alternatively, you can also add the nohyperref package after the hyperref package.

Hyperref causes lots of nasty package conflicts, so put it near the end of your preamble.

[Tex/LaTex] hyperlinked cross referencing in Lyx

First make sure you use refstyle, go to Document->Document Settings->Document Class and check "Use refstyle...". Now lets add references that are clickable: go to Document->Settings->PDF Properties and check "Use Hyperref Support".

Now when adding a cross-reference select "Formatted reference" in the Format option at the bottom of the window.

Choosing the "formetted reference" will add the "figure" or "table" for each cross reference, and the hyperref settings will add a hyperlink to any '\ref'. The problem ? the hyperlinks are only on "1" and not "figure 1" entirely. to fix that we need to add the following to your preamble

\newref{fig}{refcmd={\hyperref[#1]{Figure \ref{#1}}}}
\newref{tab}{refcmd={\hyperref[#1]{Table \ref{#1}}}}
\newref{eq}{refcmd={\hyperref[#1]{Eq. (\ref{#1})}}}

Of course you can change "Figure" to "Fig" or "Drawing" or anything you like

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