On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Curtis Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello there! > > > > I use the Windows version of Lyx 1.5.6. I cannot understand the > existing instructions for how to use different reference styles. > Believe me, I have tried, but the answers are simply not comprehensible > to people like me, who while not computer illiterate, are not intimately > familiar with the structure of Lyx. > > > > I want to produce author (year) or author [year] style references in the > text. Checking natbib under Documents/Settings/Bibliography does not > seem to do this despite "author-year" appearing in the natbib style box. > When I go to Insert/Citation, the Formatting dialog box is grayed out. > > > > I have downloaded a number of .bst files, for example, qje.bst, but Lyx > bombs when running Latex to produce printed output. I am willing to > install whatever style files I need, but I don't have any way of > figuring out what I need. Any help out there? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Curtis Simon > >
The formatting box is grayed out until you actually "Add" an Available Citation to the Selected Citations area. Have you done this? Also, when using Natbib you must use a Natbib compatible .bst style file like plainnat, abbrvnat, or unsrtnat. Cheers, /Bob
