Most important things to know when using LyX

 

Most important things to know when using LyX

1. LyX comes with excellent documentation — please use it! Start with the menu Help⇒Introduction, which will give you a very brief introduction to the documentation. Then learn about using LyX with Help⇒Tutorial.
2. LyX is what we call a “document processor.” By design, it is different from regular word processors — in a way that makes writing documents easier. But only a little different, so don't be scared. The documentation will make it all clear.
3. The output from LyX looks great! Use the menu Document⇒View [PDF (pdflatex)] or press the toolbar button now to see for yourself.
4. Yes, LyX can mimic (almost) all LaTeX functionality. And yes, LyX can import LaTeX files. Experienced LaTeX users should skim the rest of the Tutorial, then read the “LyX for LaTeX Users” chapter. (Everyone else: don't worry, you don't need to know LaTeX to use LyX.)
5. LyX has lots of features for people who read or write a language other than English. In addition, the key bindings, toolbars, and many other characteristics are highly configurable. See Help⇒Customization for details.
6. The LyX home page is https://www.lyx.org. Get information about LyX, subscribe to the LyX mailing list(s), take the LyX Graphical Tour: https://www.lyx.org/Walkthrough, and more.
7. Note for Linux users: Please check that the language packages for the LaTeX distribution TeX Live are installed. Otherwise you will get LaTeX errors.
   For example on the Linux distributions (K,X)Ubuntu and Debian the package name for the German language is “texlive-lang-german”.
   After the installation of the language packages you must use the LyX menu Tools⇒Reconfigure.