LaTex caption language

Question

How could I change the default language so that I get something else instead of "Table" or "Figure" before my captions ?

Answer 1

You can change your document's language using babel package. The captions will be updated automatically.

As a bonus, you'll get the correct hyphenation for the chosen language.

Answer 2

\usepackage[francais]{babel}

Answer 3

You can also redefine \tablename and \figurename.