The following markup inserts a graphic with the specified caption and an automatically generated figure number:
<!entity MapFigure FILE  "worldmap.xwd">
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 <figure entity=MapFigure>
 Caption for Figure
 <\figure> 
The following markup inserts a figure that is numbered but does not have a caption.
<!entity StateMap FILE "oregon.xwd">
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 <figure entity=StateMap>
 <\figure>
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