"Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> In my case, PLoS genetics only accept MS Word submission and the
> Scientific Publication department of our institution only accepts
> manuscripts in Word format for proofread (so that they can use the
> change tracking feature of word, although this feature is also
> available in lyx).
>
> My approach has been writing my manuscripts in lyx/latex (for
> productivity) and convert lyx/latex to word for such purposes. Sure
> enough, the output is not perfect, but once the manuscript is accepted
> (using the professional-looking pdf version), it is the copy editor's
> headache to handle the word document. :-)

I don't think this is a good idea. If you are supposed to provide MS
Word format you should use MS Word or at least OOo for writing your
paper. The point is that the TeX community has spent too little effort
on converters.

Regards,
Jürgen.

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