On Mon, 2012-12-10 at 16:16 +0000, Brian Steer wrote: > Thanks for the recommendation on document class and tweaks. I need to > spend some more time with the documentation and wiki to understand > further LyX details such as the differences between the different > sub-document classes. I have only gone through the tutorial so far. I > will have to prepare drafts in Word anyway for my supervisors (2) sake > so they can track changes and then compile later on in LyX so I've got > time yet to learn it properly.
This list is only for the documentation; it may be worth repeating the technical material on the users forum. But, having frequently to transfer stuff between LyX and Word, may I offer two tips - if you do drafts in Word, export them as text to LyX. If you do drafts in LyX, export them as HTML (if it is installed on the Windows version) and then copy and paste into Word. The latter will be most helpful once you get the hang of BibTeX, somewhat long-winded to set up the first time but an invaluable timesaver once you get used to it, because all your references will be transferred - though of course cross-references become meaningless. Indeed, I never use page number cross-references in anything I need to export to Word - use floats and lots of sections and label them. Also create tables in Excel (avoiding commas within cells); then you can embed them in Word and export them as CSV for inclusion in LyX John --
