Hi John, Thanks for the advise again. I had previously in mind to transfer from LyX to Word by exporting to LaTeX and then using LaTeX2RTF to convert the LaTeX to RTF for Word. I tested it briefly and it seems to work OK but I guess the HTML option cuts down the intermediate step. Good to have another option either way in case something goes wrong.
I still need to devote some time to BibTeX. I've only really got as far as getting JabRef installed and doing some quick tests. I have the lyxpipe working but the output from LyX just gives "?, ?, ?.." so need to play with it a bit more. I use Mendeley to store my papers which can export to BibTeX so hopefully can manage a work flow around. If I'm still stuck I'll post back in the relevant section. All the best, Brian On 10 December 2012 17:41, John R. Hudson <j.r.hud...@virginmedia.com>wrote: > 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 > -- > > >
