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% Dummy
\documentclass[ngerman]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{multicol,babel}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{0}

\begin{document}
\renewcommand{\figurename}{Tabelle}

\title{Platzhalter}
\ifx\shorttitle\undefined\else
\shorttitle{Platzhalter}
\fi
\author{NN}
\maketitle

\end{document}