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#LyX 1.4.3svn created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
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The LyX Tutorial
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by the LyX Team
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Amir Karger
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.
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If you have comments or error corrections, please send them to the LyX
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Documentation mailing list,
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lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org
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.
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Introduction
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Welcome to LyX!
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This file is designed for all of you who have never heard of LaTeX, or don't
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That is, after all, the whole point of LyX: to provide an almost-WYSIWYG
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interface to LaTeX.
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LyX effectively.
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Some of you probably found your way to this document because you tried to
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or tried to put 3 blank lines between paragraphs.
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using in other word processors just won't work in LyX.
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That's because most word processors you've used before allow you to manually
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enter all spacings, font changes, and so on.
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focus on the important things, like the content of your writing.
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So, bear with us and read on.
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Reading this tutorial is definitely worth the time.
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What the Tutorial
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and What it
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Before we get started with this section, we want to make a quick note of
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Tutorial
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uses the notation outlined in the
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Introduction
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If you came to this manual first, go read the
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Introduction
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Yes, we mean now.
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Now that you know which fonts mean what, we want to talk a bit about what
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Tutorial
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is for.
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Getting the Most out of the Tutorial
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This tutorial consists of examples and exercises.
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typing all the silly little things we're telling you to type and trying
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out all of the exercises to see if you get them right.
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this document.
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If you are familiar with LaTeX, you'll probably be able to read the
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Tutorial
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somewhat faster, since many LyX ideas are just LaTeX ideas in disguise.
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status collapsed
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or, more optimistically,
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features
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you'll want to learn about.
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Even if you don't feel like reading the rest of the
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Tutorial
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, you should definitely check out Section\InsetSpace ~
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\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:latexusers}
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\end_inset
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, which is specifically written for experienced LaTeX users.
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\begin_layout Subsection
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What You
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Won't
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Find:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Detailed explanations of all of LyX's features.
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\begin_deeper
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\begin_layout Standard
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What, you want the
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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twice?
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Seriously, though, we're here to get you up and running so that all you
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need is the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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.
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If we tried to duplicate all of the information about all of LyX's features
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in here, the
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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\emph default
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would be redundant, too long, and forever out of date.
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All we do here is introduce things; imagine there is a
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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see the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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at the end of every section.
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\end_layout
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\end_deeper
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Detailed explanations of LaTeX.
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\end_layout
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\begin_deeper
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Unnecessary.
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If you're really curious about learning some of the neat tricks you can
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do with LaTeX, you can always go get a LaTeX book.
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There are several good ones on the market.
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No need to reinvent the wheel, after all\SpecialChar \ldots{}
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\end_layout
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\end_deeper
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\begin_layout Standard
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So, brave soul, it's time to move onwards.
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Time for your first document \SpecialChar \ldots{}
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Chapter
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Getting Started with LyX
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\begin_layout Section
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Your First LyX Document
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\begin_layout Standard
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\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:first-doc-ex}
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OK\SpecialChar \@.
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You're ready to start writing.
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Before you do, though, there are a few things we need to mention, which
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will hopefully make the
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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more instructive, useful, and fun.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Because there's lots of information that we won't be giving you, the
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\emph on
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first
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\series medium
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\emph default
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thing that you need to do is find the
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\series default
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other
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\series medium
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help files.
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Luckily, this is very simple.
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\series default
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Start up LyX.
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Choose the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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from the
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\family sans
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\bar under
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H
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\bar default
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elp
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\family default
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menu.
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You may want to load the
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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\emph default
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as well (if you're not reading it on screen already).
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This way, you can read them while you're writing your own file
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\begin_inset Foot
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status collapsed
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\begin_layout Standard
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They can also serve as good examples of how to use the many features of
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LyX.
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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.
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Note that once you've got more than one document open, you can use the
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\family sans
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\bar under
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D
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\bar default
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ocuments
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\family default
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menu to switch between them.
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The
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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\emph default
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will not cover in detail subjects which are described in the other LyX
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manuals.
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This may make life a bit harder for you at the beginning, but it will keep
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the
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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\emph default
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short.
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It will also get you in the habit of using the other manuals, which ---
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in the long run --- will save you a lot of time.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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In this
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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\emph default
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, we're going to assume that you have a fully working version of LyX, as
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well as LaTeX,
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\family typewriter
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xdvi
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\family default
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or some other dvi viewer,
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\family typewriter
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dvips
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\family default
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or some other way of converting
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\family typewriter
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dvi
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\family default
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documents to PostScript<70> documents, and a working printer.
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This is a lot to assume.
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If any of this is not true, you (or a friendly system administrator) will
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need to set up your system.
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You can find information on setup in other manuals.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Finally, we've written a file to let you practice your LyX skills on.
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It's called
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\family typewriter
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example_raw.lyx
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\family default
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.
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Imagine that it was typed by someone who didn't know about any of LyX's
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great features.
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As you learn new LyX functions, we'll suggest that you fix those parts
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of
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\family typewriter
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example_raw.lyx
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\family default
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.
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It also contains
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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subtle
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hints about how to fix things
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\begin_inset Foot
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status collapsed
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\begin_layout Standard
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The hints are located in yellow
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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Notes
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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.
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Access the text in a note by clicking on it.
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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.
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If you want to cheat (or check what you've done), there's also a file called
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\family typewriter
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example_lyxified.lyx
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\family default
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which contains the same text as written and typeset by a LyX master.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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The example files can be found in the
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\family typewriter
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examples/
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\family default
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directory, which you can get to by selecting
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\family sans
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\bar under
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F
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\bar default
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ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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\bar under
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O
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pen
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\family default
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and then clicking on the
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\bar under
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E
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xamples
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button.
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Open the raw document, and use
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\bar under
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F
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\bar default
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ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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Save
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\InsetSpace ~
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A
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\bar default
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s
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\family default
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to save a copy in your own directory for you to work on.
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As you fix parts of the raw document, check to see how those changes affect
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the dvi output.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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By the way, the
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\family typewriter
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examples/
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\family default
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directory contains lots of other examples files.
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They will show you how to do various fancy things with LyX.
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They are especially useful to display things that (due to length or other
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reasons) won't fit in the documentation.
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After you read the
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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\emph default
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, or when you're confused about how to do something fancy in LyX, take a
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look at these files.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Typing, Viewing, and Printing
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Open a new file with
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\family sans
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\bar under
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\bar default
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ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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ew
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Type a sentence like:
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This is my first LyX document!
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Save your document with
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\family sans
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\bar under
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F
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\bar default
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ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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Save\InsetSpace ~
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\bar under
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A
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\bar default
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s\SpecialChar \@.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Run LaTeX to create a
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\family typewriter
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dvi
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\family default
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file, with
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\family sans
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\bar under
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V
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\bar default
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iew\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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\bar under
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D
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\bar default
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VI
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\family default
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\SpecialChar \@.
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You may see things being printed in the window you ran the
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\family typewriter
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lyx
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\family default
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command from.
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These are messages from LaTeX, which you can ignore for now.
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LyX will run
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\family typewriter
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xdvi
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\family default
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(or some other
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\family typewriter
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dvi
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\family default
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viewer), which will pop up a new window displaying what your document will
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look like when printed.
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\begin_inset Foot
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status collapsed
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\begin_layout Standard
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You can save time by leaving
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\family typewriter
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xdvi
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\family default
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running in the background.
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Then, you can use
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\family sans
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\bar under
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V
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\bar default
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iew\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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\bar under
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U
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pdate\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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\bar under
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D
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VI
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\family default
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and just click on the
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xdvi
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\family default
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window (or unminimize it) after LaTeX finishes running.
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Print by using
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\bar default
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ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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\bar under
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P
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rint
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and hitting
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\family sans
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OK\SpecialChar \@.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Congratulations! You've written and printed your first LyX document.
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All of the rest is just details, which is covered in the rest of the
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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||
\emph default
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, the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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||
\emph default
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||
, and the
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\emph on
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Extended
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||
\emph default
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\emph on
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Features
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\emph default
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.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Simple Operations
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\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LyX can of course do most of the things you're used to doing with a word
|
||
processor.
|
||
It will word-wrap and indent paragraphs automatically.
|
||
Here's a quick description of how to do some simple actions.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Description
|
||
Undo LyX has multiple levels of undo, which means you can undo everything
|
||
you've done since your current editing session started, by selecting
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
U
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ndo
|
||
\family default
|
||
over and over again.
|
||
If you undo too much, just select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
R
|
||
\bar default
|
||
edo
|
||
\family default
|
||
to get it back.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_deeper
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Currently, undo is limited to 100 steps.
|
||
Undo also doesn't work for
|
||
\emph on
|
||
everything
|
||
\emph default
|
||
; for instance, changes to the document layout.
|
||
Each of these is really a LyX bug.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_deeper
|
||
\begin_layout Description
|
||
Cut/Paste/Copy Use
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Cut
|
||
\family default
|
||
,
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Copy
|
||
\family default
|
||
, and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Paste
|
||
\family default
|
||
to cut, copy, and paste.
|
||
Or automatically paste selected text (including selections from other programs)
|
||
with the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
middle mouse button
|
||
\emph default
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Description
|
||
Find/Replace Use
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
F
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ind\InsetSpace ~
|
||
&\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Replace
|
||
\family default
|
||
for a search.
|
||
In the dialog, search with the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
F
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ind
|
||
\family default
|
||
button, and use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
R
|
||
\bar default
|
||
eplace
|
||
\family default
|
||
button to replace a word you've found
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Close the window when you're done.
|
||
Or leave it open if you find it more convenient.
|
||
Most dialog boxes in LyX --- including the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Find\InsetSpace ~
|
||
&\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Replace
|
||
\family default
|
||
,
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Table\InsetSpace ~
|
||
of\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Contents
|
||
\family default
|
||
, and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Layout
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialogs, as well as the various math dialogs can operate like this.
|
||
A few dialogs, like
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
F
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
O
|
||
\bar default
|
||
pen
|
||
\family default
|
||
, won't let you type anything in the main LyX window until you actually
|
||
close the dialog.
|
||
Just be sure you have the right window focus when you're trying to type
|
||
in the main LyX window or give a command in some other LyX dialog.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
If you like, you can specify whether to make the search case-sensitive,
|
||
or to search for only complete words; you can also search backwards through
|
||
the document.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Description
|
||
Character\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Formatting You can
|
||
\emph on
|
||
emphasize
|
||
\emph default
|
||
text (which will generally put characters in italics), put it in
|
||
\series bold
|
||
bold face
|
||
\series default
|
||
, or in
|
||
\noun on
|
||
Noun Style
|
||
\noun default
|
||
(usually small caps, used for people's names) from the toggle buttons in
|
||
the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Text\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
S
|
||
\bar default
|
||
tyle
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Description
|
||
Toolbar There are buttons on the toolbar (just below the menus) which allow
|
||
you to do some of the more popular functions, such as
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Paste
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Print
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Of course, you haven't yet written enough to make most of these functions
|
||
useful.
|
||
As you write more, though, try undoing, pasting, etc.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
WYSIWYM: Whitespace in LyX
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:whitespace}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
One of the hardest things for new users to get used to is the way that LyX
|
||
handles whitespace.
|
||
As many times as you hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
, you'll only get one blank line.
|
||
As many times as you hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Space
|
||
\family default
|
||
, you'll only get one space.
|
||
On a blank line, LyX won't let you type even one space.
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Tab
|
||
\family default
|
||
key won't move you forward one tab stop; in fact there
|
||
\emph on
|
||
are
|
||
\emph default
|
||
no tab stops! There's no ruler at the top of the page to let you set tabs
|
||
or margins, either.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Many commercial word processors are based on the WYSIWYG principle:
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
What You See Is What You Get.
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
LyX, on the other hand, is based on the principle that
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
What You See Is What You
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Mean
|
||
\emph default
|
||
.
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
You type what you mean, and LyX will take care of typesetting it for you,
|
||
so that the output looks nice.
|
||
A
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
grammatically separates paragraphs, and a
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Space
|
||
\family default
|
||
grammatically separates words, so there is no reason to have several of
|
||
them in a row; a
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Tab
|
||
\family default
|
||
has no grammatical function at all, so LyX does not support it.
|
||
Using LyX, you'll spend more of your time worrying about the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
content
|
||
\emph default
|
||
of your document, and less time worrying about the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
format.
|
||
|
||
\emph default
|
||
See the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Introduction
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for more information on the WYSIWYM concept.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LyX does have (many) ways to fine-tune the formatting of your document.
|
||
After all, LyX might not typeset
|
||
\emph on
|
||
exactly
|
||
\emph default
|
||
what you mean.
|
||
The
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
has information about all that.
|
||
It includes
|
||
\family sans
|
||
HFill
|
||
\family default
|
||
s and vertical space --- which are more powerful and versatile than multiple
|
||
spaces or blank lines --- and ways to change font sizes, character styles,
|
||
and paragraph alignments by hand.
|
||
The idea, though, is that you can write your whole document, focusing on
|
||
content, and just worry about that fine-tuning at the end.
|
||
With standard word processors, you'll be distracted by document formatting
|
||
throughout the writing process.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Environments
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Different parts of a document have different purposes; we call these parts
|
||
|
||
\emph on
|
||
environments
|
||
\emph default
|
||
.
|
||
Most of a document is made up of regular text.
|
||
Section (chapter, subsection, etc.) titles let the reader know that a new
|
||
topic or subtopic will be discussed.
|
||
Certain types of documents have special environments.
|
||
A journal article will have an abstract, and a title.
|
||
A letter will have neither of these, but will probably have an environment
|
||
that gives the writer's address.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Environments are a major part of the
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
What You See Is What You Mean
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
philosophy of LyX.
|
||
A given environment may require a certain font style, font size, indenting,
|
||
line spacing, and more.
|
||
This problem is aggravated, because the exact formatting for a given environmen
|
||
t may change: one journal may use boldface, 18 point, centered type for
|
||
section titles while another uses italicized, 15 point, left justified
|
||
type; different languages may have different standards for indenting; and
|
||
bibliography formats can vary widely.
|
||
LyX lets you avoid learning all the different formatting styles.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
box is located on the left end of the toolbar (just under the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
F
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ile
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu).
|
||
It indicates which environment you're currently writing in.
|
||
While you were writing your first document, it said
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Standard,
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
which is the default environment for text.
|
||
Now you will put a number of environments in your new document so that
|
||
you can see how they work.
|
||
You'll do so with the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu, which you open by clicking on the
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
down arrow
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
icon just to the right of the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
box.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Sections and Subsections
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Type the word
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
Introduction
|
||
\family default
|
||
on the first line of your LyX file, and select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Section
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
You don't have to
|
||
\emph on
|
||
select
|
||
\emph default
|
||
the line.
|
||
If nothing is selected, LyX changes the paragraph you are currently in
|
||
to the selected environment.
|
||
Alternatively, you can change several paragraphs to a different environment
|
||
by selecting them before picking an environment.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Be sure to use
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Section
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\emph on
|
||
not
|
||
\emph default
|
||
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Section*
|
||
\family default
|
||
, which will be covered below.
|
||
LyX numbers the section
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
1
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and typesets the section heading (title) in a larger font.
|
||
Now hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
\SpecialChar \@.
|
||
Note that the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
box changes from
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Section
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
back to
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Standard
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Section headings, like most environments, are assumed to end when you type
|
||
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
\SpecialChar \@.
|
||
Type the document introduction:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
This is an introduction to my first LyX document.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
again, and select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Section
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu again.
|
||
LyX writes a
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and waits for you to type a title.
|
||
Type
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
More Stuff
|
||
\family default
|
||
, and you'll see that LyX again sets it as a section title.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
It gets better.
|
||
Go to the end of Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
1 again (after
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
my first LyX document
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
) and hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
again, and select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Section
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu again.
|
||
Again, LyX writes
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and waits for you to type a title.
|
||
Type
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
About This Document
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
More Stuff
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
, which used to be Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
2, has been automatically renumbered to Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
3!
|
||
In true WYSIWYM fashion, you just need to identify the text that makes
|
||
up the section titles, and LyX takes care of numbering the sections and
|
||
typesetting them.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
to get back to the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Standard
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment, and type the following five lines:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
Sections and subsections are described below.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
Section Description
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
Sections are bigger than subsections.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
Subsection description
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
Subsections are smaller than sections.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Click on the second line and select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Subsection
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu.
|
||
LyX numbers the subsection
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
2.1
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
, and typesets it in a font which is bigger than regular text but smaller
|
||
than the section title.
|
||
Change the fourth line
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Subsection
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment as well.
|
||
As you probably expected, LyX automatically numbered the section
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
2.2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
If you put yet another section before Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
2, Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
2 will be renumbered
|
||
as Section 3, and the subsections will be renumbered to
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
3.1
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
3.2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Further levels of sectioning include
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Subsubsection
|
||
\family default
|
||
,
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Paragraph
|
||
\family default
|
||
, and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Subparagraph
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
We'll let you play with these on your own.
|
||
You may notice that paragraph and subparagraph headings are not numbered
|
||
by default, and that subparagraphs are indented; see the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
to change this.
|
||
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Chapter
|
||
\family default
|
||
headings are actually the highest level of sectioning, above
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Section
|
||
\family default
|
||
s, but you're only allowed to use them in certain types (text classes) of
|
||
LyX documents (see Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:textclasses}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
).
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Finally, you may want to have sections or subsections that are not numbered.
|
||
There are environments for this as well.
|
||
If you change one of your section headings to the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Section*
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment (you may have to scroll down in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu to find it), LyX will use the same font size for the heading as it
|
||
uses for a regular section, but it won't number that section.
|
||
There are corresponding
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
starred
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
heading environments for
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Subsection
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Subsubsection
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Try changing some of your sections or subsections to the starred environments,
|
||
and note how the other sections' numbers are updated.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Fix the section and subsection headings in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Lists and sublists
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LyX has several different environments for typesetting lists.
|
||
The various list environments free you from hitting
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Tab
|
||
\family default
|
||
a million times when writing an outline, or from renumbering a whole list
|
||
when you want to add a point in the middle of the list, and lets you concentrat
|
||
e on the list content.
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Yes, we're overemphasizing this point throughout the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Tutorial
|
||
\emph default
|
||
.
|
||
But it
|
||
\emph on
|
||
is
|
||
\emph default
|
||
the main philosophy of LyX, so please forgive us.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Different types of documents logically require different list environments:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
A slide presentation might use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Itemize
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment's bulleted lists to describe different points.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
An outline would use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Enumerate
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment's numbered lists (and lettered sublists).
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
A document describing several software packages could use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Description
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment, where each item in the list begins with a bold-faced word.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
List
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment --- not found in LaTeX --- is a slightly different form of
|
||
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Description
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Let's write a list of reasons why LyX is better than other word processors.
|
||
Somewhere in your document, type:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
Lyx is better than other word processors because:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
and hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Now select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Itemize
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu.
|
||
LyX writes a
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
bullet
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
(actually, an asterisk, which will be converted to a round circle on output)
|
||
on the line.
|
||
Type in your reasons:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
Typesetting is done for you.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
Math is WYSIWYG
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
Lists are very easy to create!
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
List environments, unlike headings, do not end when you type
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Instead, LyX assumes you're going on to the next item in the list.
|
||
The above will therefore result in a three-item list.
|
||
If you want more than one paragraph within one list
|
||
\emph on
|
||
item
|
||
\emph default
|
||
, one way is to use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Protected\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Break
|
||
\family default
|
||
, which you get by typing
|
||
\family sans
|
||
C-Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
In order to get out of the list, you need to reselect the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Standard
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment (or just use the keybinding,
|
||
\family sans
|
||
M-p\InsetSpace ~
|
||
s
|
||
\family default
|
||
).
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
You've got a beautiful itemized list.
|
||
You might want to run LaTeX to see how the list looks when printed out.
|
||
But what if you wanted to number the reasons? Well, just select the whole
|
||
list
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LyX won't let you select the first bullet unless you also select the paragraph
|
||
|
||
\emph on
|
||
before
|
||
\emph default
|
||
the list, which you probably don't want to do.
|
||
Similarly, you can't select the actual number in a numbered section title.
|
||
Don't worry about it.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and choose
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Enumerate
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu.
|
||
Pow! As we mentioned, if you add or delete a list item, LyX will fix the
|
||
numbering.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
While the list is still selected, you can change to the other two list environme
|
||
nts,
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Description
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
List
|
||
\family default
|
||
, in order to see what they look like.
|
||
For those two environments, each list item is made up of a term, which
|
||
is the item's first word, followed by a definition, which is the rest of
|
||
the paragraph (until you hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
.) The term is either typeset in boldface (
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Description
|
||
\family default
|
||
) or separated by a
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Tab
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
But a typesetter's tab, which will change to fit the size of the largest
|
||
term, not a pathetic, rigid, unchangeable typewriter
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Tab
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
(
|
||
\family sans
|
||
List
|
||
\family default
|
||
) from the rest of the paragraph.
|
||
If you want to have more than one word in the definition, then separate
|
||
the words with
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Protected\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Blank
|
||
\family default
|
||
s.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Typeset the list in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
You can nest lists within each other in all sorts of interesting ways.
|
||
An obvious example would be writing outlines.
|
||
Numbered and bulleted lists will have different numbering and bulleting
|
||
schemes for sublists.
|
||
See the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for details on the different sorts of lists, as well as examples which
|
||
use
|
||
\emph on
|
||
a lot
|
||
\emph default
|
||
of nesting.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Other Environments: Verses, Quotations, and More
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
There are two environments for setting quotations apart from surrounding
|
||
text:
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Quote
|
||
\family default
|
||
for short quotes and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Quotation
|
||
\family default
|
||
for longer ones.
|
||
Computer code (the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
LyX-Code
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment, also used in the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Tutorial
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for the long typing examples) is written in a
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
typewriter
|
||
\family default
|
||
font; this environment is the only place in LyX where you're allowed to
|
||
use multiple spaces to allow code indenting.
|
||
You can even write poetry using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Verse
|
||
\family default
|
||
style, using
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
to separate stanzas, and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
C-Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
to separate lines within a stanza.
|
||
See the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for more complete descriptions of all of the available LyX environments.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Correctly typeset the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Quote, LyX-Code,
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Verse
|
||
\family default
|
||
in
|
||
\begin_inset ERT
|
||
status inlined
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
|
||
\backslash
|
||
linebreak
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Chapter
|
||
Writing Documents
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
The previous chapter hopefully allowed you to get used to writing in LyX.
|
||
It introduced you to the basic editing operations in LyX, as well as the
|
||
powerful method of writing with environments.
|
||
Most people who use LyX, though, will want to write documents: papers,
|
||
articles, books, manuals, or letters.
|
||
This chapter is meant to take you from simply writing text with LyX to
|
||
writing a complete document.
|
||
It will introduce you to text classes, which allow you to write different
|
||
sorts of documents.
|
||
It will then describe many of the additions that turn text into a document,
|
||
such as titles, footnotes, cross references, bibliographies, and tables
|
||
of contents.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Text classes
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:textclasses}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Different sorts of documents should be typeset differently.
|
||
For example, books are generally printed double-sided, while articles are
|
||
single-sided.
|
||
In addition, many documents contain special environments: letters contain
|
||
some environments --- such as the sender's address and the signature ---
|
||
which do not make sense in a book or article.
|
||
The LyX
|
||
\emph on
|
||
text class
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LaTeX users: this is equivalent to the LaTeX document class
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\emph default
|
||
takes care of these large scale differences between different sorts of documents.
|
||
This
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Tutorial
|
||
\emph default
|
||
, for example, was written in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Book
|
||
\family default
|
||
text class.
|
||
Text classes are another major part of the WYSIWYM philosophy; they tell
|
||
LyX how to typeset the document, so you don't need to know how.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Your document is probably being written in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Article
|
||
\family default
|
||
text class
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
That's usually the default text class
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Try changing to other text classes (using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
D
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ocument\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
S
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ettings
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog) to see how they are typeset differently.
|
||
If you change your document to the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Book
|
||
\family default
|
||
text class and look at the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu, you'll see that most of the allowed environments are the same.
|
||
However, you can now use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Chapter
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment.
|
||
If you're ever unsure about which environments you can use in a given text
|
||
class, just consult the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Font sizes, one- or two-column printing, and page headings are just some
|
||
of the ways journals' typesettings differ from one another.
|
||
As the Computer Age continues to mature, journals have begun accepting
|
||
electronic submissions, creating LaTeX
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
style files
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
so that authors can submit correctly typeset articles.
|
||
LyX is set up to support this as well.
|
||
For example, LyX supports typesetting (and extra environments) for the
|
||
American Mathematics Society journals using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Article\InsetSpace ~
|
||
(AMS)
|
||
\family default
|
||
text class.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Here's a very quick reference to some of the text classes.
|
||
See the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Special Document Classes
|
||
\emph default
|
||
section of the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Extended Features
|
||
\emph default
|
||
manual for many more details.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\align center
|
||
\begin_inset Tabular
|
||
<lyxtabular version="3" rows="7" columns="2">
|
||
<features>
|
||
<column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" width="0pt">
|
||
<column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" rightline="true" width="0pt">
|
||
<row topline="true" bottomline="true">
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Name
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Notes
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
</row>
|
||
<row topline="true">
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
article
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
one-sided, no chapters
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
</row>
|
||
<row topline="true">
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
article (AMS)
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
layout & environments for American Math Society
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
</row>
|
||
<row topline="true">
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
report
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
longer than article, two-sided
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
</row>
|
||
<row topline="true" bottomline="true">
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
book
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
report + front and back matter
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
</row>
|
||
<row bottomline="true">
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
slides
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
transparencies (also including FoilTeX)
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
</row>
|
||
<row bottomline="true">
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
letter
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
||
\begin_inset Text
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
lots of extra environments for address, signature\SpecialChar \ldots{}
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
</cell>
|
||
</row>
|
||
</lyxtabular>
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Templates: Writing a Letter
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
One of the most popular text classes is
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Letter
|
||
\family default
|
||
\SpecialChar \@.
|
||
One way to write a letter would be to open a new
|
||
\family sans
|
||
|
||
\family default
|
||
file, and choose
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Letter
|
||
\family default
|
||
class in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
D
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ocument\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
S
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ettings
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog.
|
||
While this is the most obvious way to write a letter, it seems like extra
|
||
work.
|
||
Every time you write a business letter, you want to have your address,
|
||
the address you're sending to, a body, a signature, etc.
|
||
LyX therefore has a
|
||
\emph on
|
||
template
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for letters, which contains a sample letter; once you have a template,
|
||
you can just replace a couple parts of the letter with your text each time
|
||
you write a letter.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Open a new file with
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
F
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
New\InsetSpace ~
|
||
from\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
T
|
||
\bar default
|
||
emplate
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Select
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
letter.lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
as the template.
|
||
Save and print the file to see how the various environments are typeset.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
When you look at the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu, you'll see several environments, like the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
My\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Address
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment, which don't even exist in most other text classes.
|
||
Others, like
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Quote
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Description
|
||
\family default
|
||
, are familiar.
|
||
You can play around for a while to figure out how the various environments
|
||
work.
|
||
You'll notice for example that the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Signature
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment has the word
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Signature:
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
in red before the actual text of the signature.
|
||
This word doesn't show up in the actual letter, as you'll see if you try
|
||
printing the file.
|
||
It's just there to let you know where the signature goes.
|
||
Also, note that it doesn't matter where in the file the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Signature
|
||
\family default
|
||
line is placed.
|
||
Remember, LyX is WYSIWYM; you can put the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Signature
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment anywhere you want, but LyX knows that in the printout, the
|
||
signature should be at the end.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
A template is just a regular LyX file.
|
||
This means you can fill in your address and signature and save the file
|
||
as a new template.
|
||
From now on, any time you want to write a letter, you can use the new template
|
||
to save time.
|
||
We probably don't have to suggest an actual
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
exercise
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
here; just write a letter to someone!
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
One warning, if you're writing from a template.
|
||
If you erase all of the text in an environment --- for example, if you
|
||
erase the whole
|
||
\family sans
|
||
My\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Address
|
||
\family default
|
||
field so that you can replace it with your own --- and then you move the
|
||
cursor without writing any text, the environment may disappear.
|
||
This is because most environments cannot exist without any text in them.
|
||
Just reselect the environment from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu to get it back.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Templates can be a huge time-saver, and we urge you to use them whenever
|
||
possible.
|
||
In addition, they can help a person learn how to use some of the fancier
|
||
text classes.
|
||
Finally, they may be useful for a person who is configuring LyX for a bunch
|
||
of less computer-aware users.
|
||
When they're first learning LyX, it will be much less intimidating if they
|
||
have a letter template customized for their company, for example.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Document Titles
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LyX (like LaTeX) considers the title --- which may contain the actual title,
|
||
the author, the date, and even an abstract of a paper --- to be a separate
|
||
part of the document.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Go back to your
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
newfile.lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
document and make sure it's using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Article
|
||
\family default
|
||
text class.
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
You should not be using the letter any more, since the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Letter
|
||
\family default
|
||
textclass doesn't allow titles.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Type a title on the first line, and change the line to the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Title
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment.
|
||
On the next line, type your name and change it to the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Author
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment.
|
||
On the next line, write the date in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Date
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment.
|
||
Type a paragraph or two summarizing your document using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Abstract
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment.
|
||
Notice how the title is presented when it's printed out.
|
||
If you changed the document format to Book, you'll get a separate title
|
||
page, like the first page of this tutorial.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Fix the title, date, and author in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Labels and Cross-References
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:labels}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
You can label a section (or subsubsection, or, more rarely, just a random
|
||
piece of text) in your document.
|
||
Once you do so, you can refer to this section in other parts of the document,
|
||
using cross-references.
|
||
You can refer either to the section's number, or to the page that the section
|
||
appears on.
|
||
As with sections and footnotes, LyX worries about the cross-references
|
||
for you.
|
||
Automatic labels and cross-references are one of the best advantages of
|
||
LyX (and LaTeX) over conventional word processors.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection*
|
||
Your first label
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Let's mark our second section, whose title is
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
About This Document
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Click at the end of the section title line, and select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
L
|
||
\bar default
|
||
abel
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
A dialog asks you for a label name, and gives you a suggestion.
|
||
When you click on
|
||
\family sans
|
||
OK
|
||
\family default
|
||
, the label name will be placed in a box next to the section title.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
By the way, you could have put the label right anywhere within the section
|
||
as well; section references will refer to the last section or subsection
|
||
whose heading comes before the label.
|
||
However, putting it on the same line as the section title (or, perhaps,
|
||
on the first line of the section's text) ensures that page references will
|
||
reference the beginning of the section.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
So far you haven't done anything --- the
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
dvi
|
||
\family default
|
||
file will look exactly the same, since labels don't show up in the printed
|
||
document.
|
||
However, now that you've added a label, you can refer to that label with
|
||
cross-references.
|
||
We'll do that next.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection*
|
||
Your first cross-references
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Place the cursor somewhere in Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
2 of your document.
|
||
Type
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
If you want to know more about this document, then see
|
||
\newline
|
||
Section , which can
|
||
be found on page .
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Now --- with the cursor after the word
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
section
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
|
||
\family default
|
||
--- choose
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Cross\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
R
|
||
\bar default
|
||
eference
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Reference
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog pops up.
|
||
It shows a list of the possible labels you can reference.
|
||
At the moment, there should be only one,
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
sec:aboutdocument
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Select it (it may be selected by default), and click
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Apply
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Now put the cursor after the word
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
page
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
, and change the reference type to use the page number then click
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Apply
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
(To be really correct, you should put a
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Protected\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Blank
|
||
\family default
|
||
in between the word
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Section
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and the reference.
|
||
Same for the page reference.)
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LyX puts the references in a box right where the cursor was.
|
||
In the printed document, this reference marker will be replaced with either
|
||
the page or section number (depending on what you selected in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Reference
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog).
|
||
Use
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
V
|
||
\bar default
|
||
iew\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
U
|
||
\bar default
|
||
pdate\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
D
|
||
\bar default
|
||
VI
|
||
\family default
|
||
, and you'll see that on the last page we refer to
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Page\InsetSpace ~
|
||
1
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
(or whatever page Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
2's title is on).
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Conveniently, a cross-reference acts a hyperlink when you're editing a document
|
||
in LyX; clicking on it will pop up the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Reference
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog, clicking
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Go\InsetSpace ~
|
||
to\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Label
|
||
\family default
|
||
will move the cursor to the referenced label.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection*
|
||
More fun with labels
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
We told you that LyX worries about numbering cross-references; now you can
|
||
test that.
|
||
Add a new section before Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
2.
|
||
Now rerun LaTeX, and --- voil<69>! --- the section cross reference changed
|
||
to
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
3
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
! Change
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
About this Document
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
to a subsection, and the cross-reference will reference Subsection\InsetSpace ~
|
||
2.1 instead
|
||
of Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
3.
|
||
The page reference won't change unless you add a whole page of text before
|
||
the label, of course.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
If you want some more practice with labels, then try putting a new label
|
||
where your first cross-reference was, and refer to that label from elsewhere
|
||
in the document.
|
||
If you'll be inserting cross-references often (if, for example, you're
|
||
writing a journal article), it may be convenient to leave the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Reference
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog open.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
If you want to make sure that the cross-referencing gets the pages right
|
||
even for larger documents,
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Copy
|
||
\family default
|
||
a couple pages of text from the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
to the clipboard, and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Paste
|
||
\family default
|
||
the stolen text into your document
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
By the way, copying a chapter title may cause an error, because chapters
|
||
aren't allowed in the article class.
|
||
If this happens, just delete the chapter title.
|
||
If you want to know why this happens, see Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:textclasses}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Fix the references in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Footnotes and Margin Notes
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Footnotes can be added using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Insert\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Footnote
|
||
\family default
|
||
button in the toolbar
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
The button shows an arrow pointing to red text, which is just below some
|
||
black text.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
or
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
F
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ootnote
|
||
\family default
|
||
\SpecialChar \@.
|
||
Click at the end of the word
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
LyX
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
somewhere in your document and hit the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Insert\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Footnote
|
||
\family default
|
||
button.
|
||
A footnote box appears where you can enter the text of the footnote.
|
||
LyX should place the cursor at the beginning of the footnote box.
|
||
Type
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
LyX is a typesetting word processor.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Now click on the button labelled
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
foot.
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
The footnote box disappears, leaving the button showing where the footnote
|
||
marker will be in the printed text; this is called
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
folding
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
the footnote.
|
||
You can unfold the footnote at any time --- and re-edit its text, if you
|
||
want --- by clicking again on the
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
foot
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
button.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
You may wonder why the footnote button is a word instead of a number.
|
||
The answer is that LyX worries about the footnote numbering for you in
|
||
the printed text.
|
||
You can see this yourself by looking at the
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
dvi
|
||
\family default
|
||
file (or printout).
|
||
If you add other footnotes, LyX will renumber the footnotes.
|
||
Since LyX (well, LaTeX, actually) takes care of the footnote numbering,
|
||
there's really no need to put the numbers in the LyX file.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
A footnote can be cut and pasted like normal text.
|
||
Go ahead; try it! All you need to do is select the footnote button
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
It may be easier to select it using the keyboard.
|
||
You might accidentally open the footnote if you're trying to select the
|
||
marker itself with the mouse.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Cut
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Paste
|
||
\family default
|
||
it.
|
||
In addition, you can change regular text to a footnote, by selecting it
|
||
and hitting the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Insert\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Footnote
|
||
\family default
|
||
button; change a footnote to regular text by hitting the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Backspace
|
||
\family default
|
||
key when the cursor is in the first position of a footnote, or by hitting
|
||
the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Delete
|
||
\family default
|
||
key when the cursor is in the very last position of the footnote, respectively.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Margin notes can be added using the toolbar button (the button shows an
|
||
arrow pointing to red text next to (i.e., in the margin of) black text, and
|
||
should be next to the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Insert\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Footnote
|
||
\family default
|
||
button in the toolbar.) or
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
M
|
||
\bar default
|
||
arginal\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Note
|
||
\family default
|
||
\SpecialChar \@.
|
||
Margin notes are like footnotes, except that:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
the on-screen boxes say
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
margin
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
instead of
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
foot
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
the notes will be placed in the margin, instead of below the text
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
margin notes are not numbered
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Change your LyX footnote back to text, then select and change it to a margin
|
||
note.
|
||
Run LaTeX again to see what the margin note looks like.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Fix the footnote in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Bibliographies
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:bibliographies}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Bibliographies (at least in the exact sciences) are similar to cross references.
|
||
The bibliography contains a list of references at the end of the document,
|
||
and they can be referenced from within the document.
|
||
Like section titles, LyX and LaTeX make your job easier by automatically
|
||
numbering the bibliography items and changing citations when the items'
|
||
numbers change.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Go to the end of the document and switch to the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Bibliography
|
||
\family default
|
||
environment.
|
||
Now, each paragraph you type will be a reference.
|
||
Type
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
The Lyx Tutorial, by the LyX Documentation Team
|
||
\family default
|
||
as your first reference.
|
||
Note that LyX automatically puts a number in a box before each reference.
|
||
Click on the boxed reference number, and a
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Bibliography\InsetSpace ~
|
||
item
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog box appears.
|
||
You use the first field, the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Key
|
||
\family default
|
||
, to refer to this reference within the LyX document.
|
||
By default, it is a number.
|
||
Change the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Key
|
||
\family default
|
||
field to
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
lyxtutorial
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
to make it easy to remember.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Now pick somewhere in your document that you would like to insert a reference.
|
||
Do so with
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
C
|
||
\bar default
|
||
itation
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
A
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Citation
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog appears.
|
||
The right panel in this dialog lists all the bibliography entries, and
|
||
this field allows you to choose which bibliography item you want to cite.
|
||
Select
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
lyxtutorial
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
(right now, that's the only item in the bibliography), then use the left
|
||
arrow in the center to insert it.
|
||
(You can have multiple citations in the same place by transferring a number
|
||
of keys this way.) Now run LaTeX, and you'll see that the citation appears
|
||
in brackets in the text, referring to the bibliography at the end of the
|
||
document.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
How are the other fields used? The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
T
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ext\InsetSpace ~
|
||
after
|
||
\family default
|
||
field in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Citation
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog will put a remark (such as a reference to a page or chapter within
|
||
the referenced book or article) in the brackets after the reference.
|
||
If you want the references to have labels instead of numbers in the printed
|
||
output (for example, some journals would use
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
[Smi95]
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
to refer to a paper written by Smith in 1995), use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
L
|
||
\bar default
|
||
abel
|
||
\family default
|
||
field in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Bibliography\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Entry\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Settings
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog.
|
||
As usual, you can see the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for details.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise:
|
||
\series default
|
||
Fix the bibliography and citation in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Table of Contents
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
You may want to put a table of contents at the beginning of your document.
|
||
LyX makes this very easy to do.
|
||
Just hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
after your document title and before your first section title and choose
|
||
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
List\InsetSpace ~
|
||
/\InsetSpace ~
|
||
T
|
||
\bar under
|
||
O
|
||
\bar default
|
||
C\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Table\InsetSpace ~
|
||
of\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
C
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ontents
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
The words
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Table of Contents
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
will appear in a button on the first line of the document.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
This may not appear to be very useful.
|
||
However, if you look at your
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
dvi
|
||
\family default
|
||
file, you will see that a table of contents has been generated, listing
|
||
the various sections and subsections in your document.
|
||
As usual, if you reorder sections or create new ones, you will see those
|
||
changes in the
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
dvi
|
||
\family default
|
||
file when you update it.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
The table of contents is not printed in the on-screen version of the document,
|
||
because you can't edit it anyway.
|
||
However, you can display the table of contents in a separate window by
|
||
clicking on the table of contents button, or by using
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
D
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ocument\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
T
|
||
\bar default
|
||
able\InsetSpace ~
|
||
of\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Contents
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
The menu command will work even if you don't have a table of contents inset
|
||
in your document.
|
||
This is a very useful tool.
|
||
You can use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Table\InsetSpace ~
|
||
of\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Contents
|
||
\family default
|
||
window to move around your document.
|
||
Clicking on a (sub)section title in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Table\InsetSpace ~
|
||
of\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Contents
|
||
\family default
|
||
window will highlight that line and move the cursor (in the LyX editing
|
||
window) to that place in the document.
|
||
You can also use the arrow keys to move up and down in the table of contents.
|
||
You may therefore find it convenient to leave this window open throughout
|
||
editing sessions.
|
||
You can get similar functionality from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
N
|
||
\bar default
|
||
avigate
|
||
\family default
|
||
menu, though, where the table of contents appears automatically.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
To get rid of the Table of Contents, you can delete the table of contents
|
||
button just like any other text.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Fix the table of contents in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Chapter
|
||
Using Math
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LaTeX is used by many scientists because it outputs great looking equations,
|
||
avoiding the control characters used by word processors and their equation
|
||
editors.
|
||
Many of these scientists are frustrated, however, because writing equations
|
||
in LaTeX is more like programming than writing.
|
||
Happily, LyX has WYSIWYM support for equations.
|
||
If you are used to LaTeX, you'll find that all of the usual LaTeX math
|
||
commands can be typed in normally, but they will show up in a WYSIWYM fashion.
|
||
If, on the other hand, you've never written in LaTeX, then the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
will allow you to write professional-looking math quickly and easily
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LyX can't check if the math you're writing is actually
|
||
\emph on
|
||
correct
|
||
\emph default
|
||
.
|
||
Sorry.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Math Mode
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Somewhere in your LyX document, type:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout LyX-Code
|
||
I like what Einstein said, E=mc^2, because it's so simple.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Now, that equation doesn't look very good, even in the
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
dvi
|
||
\family default
|
||
file; there's no space between the letters and the equals sign, and you'd
|
||
like to write an actual superscript for the
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
That bad typesetting happened because we didn't tell LyX that we were writing
|
||
a mathematical expression, so it typeset the equation like regular old
|
||
text.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Instead, we create a formula that will get typeset properly.
|
||
In order to create a formula, just click the toolbar button with
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\frac{a+b}{c}$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
written on it in blue.
|
||
LyX will insert a little blue square, which is an empty math formula.
|
||
LyX has placed the cursor in the blue square, so just type
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
E=mc^2
|
||
\family default
|
||
again.
|
||
The expression is typed in blue, and the blue square disappears as soon
|
||
as the formula is not empty.
|
||
Now type
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Esc
|
||
\family default
|
||
to leave the equation The purple markers disappear, leaving the cursor
|
||
to the right of the expression, and now if you type something, it will
|
||
be regular text.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Run LaTeX and look at the
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
dvi
|
||
\family default
|
||
file.
|
||
Notice that the expression was typeset nicely, with spaces between the
|
||
letters and the equals sign, and a superscript
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Letters in math mode are assumed to be variables, and come out in italics.
|
||
Numbers are just numbers.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
This math editor is another example of the WYSIWYM philosophy.
|
||
In LaTeX, you write a mathematical expression using text and commands like
|
||
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
|
||
\backslash
|
||
sqrt
|
||
\family default
|
||
; this can be frustrating, because you can't see what an expression looks
|
||
like until you LaTeX the file, and may have to spend time to find missing
|
||
brackets or other
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
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\end_inset
|
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|
||
bugs
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
On the other hand, LyX doesn't attempt to get the expression to look perfect
|
||
(WYSIWYG), but it gives you an extremely good idea of what the expression
|
||
will look like.
|
||
LaTeX then takes care of the professional typesetting.
|
||
99% of the time, you won't have to make any changes to the font sizes or
|
||
spacing that LaTeX outputs.
|
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This way (sorry to be so repetitive) you can focus on the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
content
|
||
\emph default
|
||
of your mathematical expressions, not their format.
|
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\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Navigating an Equation
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Now let's change
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $E=mc^{2}$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
to
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $E=1+mc^{2}$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor into the expression.
|
||
Note that when you enter the expression, the purple markers appear to let
|
||
you know you're editing math.
|
||
Now you can use
|
||
\family sans
|
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Left
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Right
|
||
\family default
|
||
to move the cursor past the equals sign, and just type
|
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
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\end_inset
|
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|
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1+
|
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
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\end_inset
|
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|
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.
|
||
Again, you can use the arrow keys or
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Esc
|
||
\family default
|
||
to leave the formula\SpecialChar \@.
|
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|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
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Other than the special keys described below, typing in math mode is like
|
||
editing regular text.
|
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Use
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Delete
|
||
\family default
|
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(or
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Backspace
|
||
\family default
|
||
) to delete things.
|
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Select text either with the arrow keys or with the mouse.
|
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|
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\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
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\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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|
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\bar under
|
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U
|
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\bar default
|
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ndo
|
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\family default
|
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works in math mode, as does cutting and pasting.
|
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One thing to be careful of: if you're right outside a formula and you type
|
||
|
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\family sans
|
||
Delete
|
||
\family default
|
||
(or
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Backspace
|
||
\family default
|
||
), it will delete the whole expression.
|
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Luckily, you can just use
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Undo
|
||
\family default
|
||
to get it back.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
What if you want to change
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $E=mc^{2}$
|
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\end_inset
|
||
|
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to
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $E=mc^{2.5}+1$
|
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\end_inset
|
||
|
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? Again, you can use the mouse to click in the right place.
|
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However, you can also use the arrow keys.
|
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If the cursor is just after the
|
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
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\end_inset
|
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|
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c
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
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\end_inset
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|
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but before the
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
|
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|
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2
|
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
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\end_inset
|
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|
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, then typing
|
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\family sans
|
||
Up
|
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\family default
|
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will move the cursor to the level of the superscript, just before the
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
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2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
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.
|
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Add the
|
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
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\end_inset
|
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|
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.5
|
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
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.
|
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Now, hitting
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Down
|
||
\family default
|
||
will move the cursor back to the regular level.
|
||
In fact, if you hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Down
|
||
\family default
|
||
from anywhere within the superscript, the cursor will be placed just
|
||
\emph on
|
||
after
|
||
\emph default
|
||
the superscript (so that you can then type the
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
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+1
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
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\end_inset
|
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|
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).
|
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\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Exponents and Indices
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
An exponent can be entered from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
(see below), but it's actually simpler just to type the caret key,
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
^
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
LyX will place another blue rectangle in the superscript, so that whatever
|
||
you write next will be superscripted, and in a smaller font size.
|
||
Everything you type until you hit a
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Space
|
||
\family default
|
||
(or
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Esc
|
||
\family default
|
||
to exit Mathed entirely) will be in the superscript.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Writing a subscript (index) is just as easy --- start one by typing the
|
||
underscore key,
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
_
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
You can subscript and superscript both subscripts and superscripts like
|
||
this:
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $A_{a_{0}+b^{2}}+C^{a_{0}+b^{2}}$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Put equation 1 of
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
into math mode.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math Panel
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
is a convenient way to enter symbols or to perform many complicated Mathed
|
||
functions.
|
||
Many of these functions can be accomplished from the keyboard or the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
M
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ath
|
||
\family default
|
||
or
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert
|
||
\bar under
|
||
\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar default
|
||
Mat
|
||
\bar under
|
||
h
|
||
\family default
|
||
\bar default
|
||
menus.
|
||
However, we're going to concentrate on using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
, just to let you know what's out there; you can learn keyboard shortcuts
|
||
later, from other manuals.
|
||
So open it using
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert
|
||
\bar under
|
||
\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar default
|
||
Mat
|
||
\bar under
|
||
h
|
||
\bar default
|
||
\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Pane
|
||
\bar under
|
||
l
|
||
\family default
|
||
\bar default
|
||
now and leave it open while reading this section.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Right-clicking on a formula will open the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
for you.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Greek and symbols
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
which allow you to choose from a large array of symbols used in math: various
|
||
arrows, relations, operators, and sums and integrals.
|
||
Note that subscripting and superscripting allow you to put lower and upper
|
||
limits on sums and integrals.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Nothing you can do that can't be done\SpecialChar \ldots{}
|
||
All you need is
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\heartsuit$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Square roots, accents, and delimiters
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
To type a square root, just click on the button with a square root sign
|
||
on it.
|
||
The square root appears, and the cursor is in a new insertion point inside
|
||
the square root.
|
||
You can type variables, numbers, other square roots, fractions, whatever
|
||
you want.
|
||
LyX will automatically resize the square root to fit what's inside.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Accenting a character (
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\overrightarrow{v}$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
) or group of characters (
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\overrightarrow{a+b}$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
) is done the same way.
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Decoration
|
||
\family default
|
||
types are available from the panel.
|
||
Click on a decoration, and LyX will insert that decoration with an insertion
|
||
point under (or over) it.
|
||
Just type what you want in the insertion point.
|
||
There are two sets of decorations: those that resize with the text you
|
||
type, and those that have fixed size, and are most appropriate for a single
|
||
letter.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Delimiters such as parentheses, brackets, and braces work similarly, but
|
||
are a bit more complicated.
|
||
Hit the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Delimiter
|
||
\family default
|
||
button, which features a blue square surrounded by brackets, to pop up
|
||
the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Delimiter
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog.
|
||
Your current selection of delimiters is displayed in a box.
|
||
It's a pair of parentheses by default, but you can choose a pair of braces,
|
||
a brace and a parenthesis, or even choose the empty square to have something
|
||
like
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $a=\left\langle 7\right.$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
(the empty delimiter is displayed as a broken line in LyX, but won't show
|
||
up in the output).
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
If you're lazy, you can type actual parentheses in math mode, rather than
|
||
using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Delimiter
|
||
\family default
|
||
window.
|
||
However, those parentheses will be the same size as regular text, which
|
||
will look bad if you have a big fraction or matrix inside the parentheses.
|
||
Using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Delimiter
|
||
\family default
|
||
window will guarantee that the delimiters are sized based on what's inside
|
||
them.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
You can also put delimiters or a square root sign or a decoration on already
|
||
existing text.
|
||
Select the portion of the formula that you want to adjust, and then click
|
||
on the button you want from the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Try using this to change Newton's second law from scalar to vector form
|
||
(
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $f=ma$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
to
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\overrightarrow{f}=m\overrightarrow{a}$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
).
|
||
Once you've learned about matrices, this is how you'll put parentheses
|
||
or brackets around them.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Fractions
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Fractions are very simple in Mathed.
|
||
Just click on the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Fraction
|
||
\family default
|
||
button in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
, which shows a fraction with blue squares in the numerator and the denominator.
|
||
LyX writes two insertion points in a fraction.
|
||
As you would expect, you can use arrow keys or the mouse to move around
|
||
a fraction.
|
||
Click on the top square and type
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
1
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Now hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Down
|
||
\family default
|
||
and type
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
2
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
You've made a fraction! Of course you can type anything within each of
|
||
the two boxes: variables with exponents, square roots, other fractions,
|
||
whatever.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Put equation 2 of
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
into math mode.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
TeX mode: Limits, log, sin and others
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Because letters in math mode are considered to be variables, if you type
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
sin
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
in math mode, LyX thinks you're typing the product of the three variables
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $s$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
,
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $i$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
, and
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $n$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
The three letters will be typeset in italics, when what you really wanted
|
||
was the word
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
sin
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
typeset in Roman.
|
||
In addition, LyX won't put a space between the word
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
sin
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and the
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
x
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
(typing
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Space
|
||
\family default
|
||
will just exit math mode).
|
||
So how do you get
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\sin x$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
instead of
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $sinx$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
?
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Click on
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
sin
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Functions
|
||
\family default
|
||
list in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
The word
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
sin
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
is written in black, in upright roman type.
|
||
The whole word is treated as one symbol, so if you type
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Backspace
|
||
\family default
|
||
, it will delete the whole word.
|
||
Now type
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
x
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
, which will be written in blue italics, like you expect in Mathed.
|
||
In the
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
dvi
|
||
\family default
|
||
file, the expression will be correctly typeset.
|
||
Try it.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Other commands you need to type in TeX mode using the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Functions
|
||
\family default
|
||
box include other trigonometric functions and their inverses, hyperbolic
|
||
functions, logarithms, limits, and quite a few others.
|
||
These functions can take subscripts and superscripts, important for typing
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\cos^{2}\theta$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
or
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Put equation 3 of
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
into math mode.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Matrices
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:matrices}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
Click on the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Matrix
|
||
\family default
|
||
button in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
The dialog has two sliding bars which allow you to choose how many rows
|
||
and columns you want in your matrix.
|
||
Choose 2 rows and 3 columns and hit
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Apply
|
||
\family default
|
||
or
|
||
\family sans
|
||
OK
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
LyX prints 6 insertion points in a
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $2\times3$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
matrix.
|
||
As usual, you can put any sort of Mathed expression (a square root, another
|
||
matrix, etc.) in each insertion point.
|
||
You can also leave some of the insertion points empty if you want.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Tab
|
||
\family default
|
||
can be used to move horizontally between the columns of a matrix.
|
||
Alternatively, you can use the arrow keys to move around - hitting
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Right
|
||
\family default
|
||
at the end of one box will move to the next box,
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Down
|
||
\family default
|
||
will move to the next row, etc.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
If you suddenly need more rows or columns, use
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
M
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ath\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Add\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
R
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ow
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Add\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
C
|
||
\bar default
|
||
olumn
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
They add a row or column just after the current position.
|
||
Overdid it? Use
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
D
|
||
\bar default
|
||
elete\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Row
|
||
\family default
|
||
and
|
||
\family sans
|
||
D
|
||
\bar under
|
||
e
|
||
\bar default
|
||
lete\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Column
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the same menu.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
See the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for information on how to change the horizontal alignment of each column,
|
||
and how to change the vertical position of the whole matrix.
|
||
Note that if you want to write a table containing text, you should use
|
||
LyX' wonderful table support, rather than trying to write text in a matrix.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Display mode
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
All of the expressions we have written so far have been on the same line
|
||
as the text that came before and after them, otherwise known as inline
|
||
expressions.
|
||
This is fine for short, simple expressions, but if you want to write larger
|
||
ones, or if you want your expressions to stand out from the text, you need
|
||
to write them in display mode.
|
||
In addition, only displayed expressions can be labeled and numbered (see
|
||
the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
), and multi-line equations (see Sec.
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:multiline}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
) must be in display mode.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Click on the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Display
|
||
\family default
|
||
button in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Math\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Panel
|
||
\family default
|
||
, which represents a couple lines of text before and after a centered blue
|
||
box.
|
||
LyX inserts a formula, but the insertion point is on a new line, and it's
|
||
centered within that line.
|
||
Now type an expression and run LaTeX to see how it looks.
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Display
|
||
\family default
|
||
button is actually a toggle; use it now to change a couple of your expressions
|
||
to display mode and back.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Display mode has a couple differences from inline mode:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
The default font is larger for a few symbols, like
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\sum$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
and
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\int$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Subscripts and superscripts for limits and sums (but not integrals) are
|
||
written under rather than next to the symbols
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Text is centered
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Other than these differences, though, displayed expressions and inline expressio
|
||
ns are very similar.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
One final note about the way displayed formulae are typeset: be careful
|
||
about whether you're putting your equation into a new paragraph or not.
|
||
If your formula is in the middle of a sentence or paragraph, then don't
|
||
press
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Return
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Doing so will cause the text
|
||
\emph on
|
||
after
|
||
\emph default
|
||
the formula to start a new paragraph.
|
||
That text will therefore be indented, which is probably not what you want.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Put the various equations in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
example_raw.lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
into display mode, and see how they're typeset differently.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\series bold
|
||
Exercise
|
||
\series default
|
||
: Using various tools you've learned in this section, you should be able
|
||
to write an equation like
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
After you've done it the hard way, why don't you give
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Mat
|
||
\bar under
|
||
h
|
||
\bar default
|
||
\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
C
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ases\InsetSpace ~
|
||
environment
|
||
\family default
|
||
a try?
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
:
|
||
\begin_inset Formula \[
|
||
f(x)=\left\{ \begin{array}{cc}
|
||
\log_{8}x & x>0\\
|
||
0 & x=0\\
|
||
\sum_{i=1}^{5}\alpha_{i}+\sqrt{-\frac{1}{x}} & x<0\end{array}\right.\]
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
More Math Stuff
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Mathed can do plenty more.
|
||
By now, you're familiar with the basics, so we'll just refer to the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for tips on how to:
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Labeling and numbering expressions
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Multi-line equations
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Change typefaces, e.g., to write bold-face text in an expression.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Fine-tune font sizes and spacing within an expression.
|
||
(Don't worry about this until your final draft!)
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Write macros.
|
||
These are very powerful, because you just define them once at the top of
|
||
the document, and then you can use them throughout the document.
|
||
If you change the macro definition, the references to the macro will be
|
||
changed throughout the document.
|
||
Macros can even take arguments.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Do lots of other things we didn't have time to mention in this
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Tutorial
|
||
\emph default
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Chapter
|
||
Miscellaneous
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Other Major LyX Features
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
We haven't gone through all the possible commands in LyX, and we aren't
|
||
planning on it.
|
||
As usual, see the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
User's Guide
|
||
\emph default
|
||
for more information.
|
||
We'll just mention a couple more major things LyX can do\SpecialChar \ldots{}
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
LyX has WYSIWYM support for tables.
|
||
Use the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
T
|
||
\bar default
|
||
able
|
||
\family default
|
||
to get a table.
|
||
Click on the table with the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
right button
|
||
\emph default
|
||
to get a
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Table\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Settings
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog box which allows extensive table editing.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
LyX also supports including pictures in a number of formats (including JPEG
|
||
and other bitmap formats, PostScript<70> and raw LaTeX) within documents.
|
||
(You guessed it:
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
G
|
||
\bar default
|
||
raphics
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
Then click on the figure to choose the file to include, rotate or scale
|
||
it, etc.) Tables and figures can have captions, and LyX will automatically
|
||
generate lists of figures and/or tables.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Version control is supported, using RCS (
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
man rcsintro
|
||
\family default
|
||
for more info).
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
LyX is heavily configurable.
|
||
Everything from how the LyX window looks to how the output comes out can
|
||
be configured in a number of ways.
|
||
Much configuration is done through
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
T
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ools\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
P
|
||
\bar default
|
||
references
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
For more information on this, check out
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
H
|
||
\bar default
|
||
elp\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
C
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ustomization\SpecialChar \@.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
LyX is being developed by a team of programmers on five continents.
|
||
Therefore, LyX has better support for non-English languages (such as Dutch,
|
||
German, French, Greek, Czech, Turkish, \SpecialChar \ldots{}
|
||
) than many word processors.
|
||
Even some right-to-left languages like Hebrew or Arabic are supported.
|
||
You can write documents in other languages, but you can also configure
|
||
LyX to show its menus and error messages in other languages.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
The LyX menus feature keybindings.
|
||
This means that you can do
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
F
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
O
|
||
\bar default
|
||
pen
|
||
\family default
|
||
by typing
|
||
\family sans
|
||
M-F
|
||
\family default
|
||
followed by
|
||
\family sans
|
||
O
|
||
\family default
|
||
or by using the binding which is shown next to it in the menu (C-O by default).
|
||
Keybindings are also configurable.
|
||
For information on this, check out
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
H
|
||
\bar default
|
||
elp\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
C
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ustomization\SpecialChar \@.
|
||
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
LyX can read in LaTeX documents.
|
||
See Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:tex2lyx}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
Spellchecking and thesaurus facilities are available.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||
The text box near the bottom of the LyX window is called the minibuffer
|
||
(after a similar feature in
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
emacs
|
||
\family default
|
||
).
|
||
This gives you access to all sorts of interesting functionality, including
|
||
functionality which could break your document.
|
||
In other words, don't type in the minibuffer unless you know what you're
|
||
doing.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
LyX for LaTeX Users
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:latexusers}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
If you don't know anything about LaTeX, you don't have to read this section.
|
||
Actually, you might want to
|
||
\emph on
|
||
learn
|
||
\emph default
|
||
about LaTeX, and then read this chapter.
|
||
However, many people who begin to use LyX will be familiar with LaTeX.
|
||
If you are such a person, you may be wondering if LyX can really do everything
|
||
LaTeX can do.
|
||
The short answer is that LyX can do pretty much everything LaTeX can do
|
||
in one form or another, and it definitely simplifies most parts of writing
|
||
a LaTeX document.
|
||
The tool that is used to convert a LaTeX document to LyX was rewritten
|
||
completely for LyX\InsetSpace ~
|
||
1.4.
|
||
It should now be able to handle most LaTeX gracefully.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Because this is just a tutorial, we are only going to mention things that
|
||
new LyX users will most likely be interested in.
|
||
In the interests of keeping the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Tutorial
|
||
\emph default
|
||
short, we will give only minimal information here.
|
||
The
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Extended Features
|
||
\emph default
|
||
manual, specifically the
|
||
\emph on
|
||
Secrets of the LaTeX Masters
|
||
\emph default
|
||
chapter, has a great deal of information on differences between LyX and
|
||
LaTeX, and how to do various LaTeX tricks in LyX.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
TeX Mode
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Anything that you enter in TeX mode will be passed straight to LaTeX, and
|
||
will be displayed in red on the screen.
|
||
You can use TeX commands in LyX by choosing
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
Te
|
||
\bar under
|
||
X
|
||
\bar default
|
||
\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Code
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
This creates a text box, and everything within it is passed straight to
|
||
LaTeX.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
In a math formula, TeX mode is handled a bit differently.
|
||
Enter TeX mode by typing a backslash.
|
||
The backslash is not written out, but anything you type afterwards will
|
||
be in red.
|
||
You exit TeX mode by typing
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Space
|
||
\family default
|
||
or some other non-alphabetic character, like a number, underscore, caret,
|
||
or parenthesis.
|
||
Once you exit TeX mode, if LyX knows the TeX command you've typed in, it
|
||
will convert it to WYSIWYM\SpecialChar \@.
|
||
So if, in a formula, you type
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
|
||
\backslash
|
||
gamma
|
||
\family default
|
||
, then when you type
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Space
|
||
\family default
|
||
, LyX will change the red
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
gamma
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
to a blue
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Formula $\gamma$
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
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.
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This will work for almost all, non-complicated math macros.
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This may be faster than using the
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\family sans
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Math\InsetSpace ~
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Panel
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\family default
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, and will be especially convenient for experienced LaTeX users.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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As a special case, if you type a brace in TeX mode, then the beginning
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\emph on
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and
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\emph default
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ending braces will be inserted in red, then take you
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\emph on
|
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out
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\emph default
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of TeX mode and place the cursor between the braces.
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This makes it more convenient to type commands that LyX doesn't know which
|
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take an argument.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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LyX can't do absolutely everything that LaTeX can do (yet?).
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Some fancy functions are not supported at all, while some work but aren't
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WYSIWYM.
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TeX mode allows users to get the full flexibility of LaTeX, while having
|
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all the convenient features of LyX, like WYSIWYM math, tables, and editing.
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LyX could never support every LaTeX package.
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However, by typing
|
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\family typewriter
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\backslash
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usepackage{foo}
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\family default
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in the preamble (see Section\InsetSpace ~
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\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:preamble}
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\end_inset
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), you can use any package you want --- although you won't have WYSIWYM
|
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support for that package's features.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Importing LaTeX Documents ---
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\family typewriter
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tex2lyx
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\end_layout
|
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|
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\begin_layout Standard
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\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:tex2lyx}
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|
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\end_inset
|
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|
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You can import a LaTeX file into LyX by using the
|
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\family sans
|
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\bar under
|
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F
|
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\bar default
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ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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|
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\bar under
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I
|
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\bar default
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mport\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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|
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\bar under
|
||
L
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\bar default
|
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aTeX
|
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\family default
|
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command in LyX.
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This will call
|
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\family typewriter
|
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tex2lyx
|
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\family default
|
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which will create a file
|
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\family typewriter
|
||
foo.lyx
|
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\family default
|
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from the file
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
foo.tex
|
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\family default
|
||
--- and then open that file.
|
||
If the translation doesn't work, you can try calling
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
tex2lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the command line, possibly using fancier options.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
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\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
tex2lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
will translate most legal LaTeX, but not everything.
|
||
It will leave things it doesn't understand in TeX mode, so after translating
|
||
a file with
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
tex2lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
, you can look for red text and hand-edit it to look right.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
tex2lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
has its own manpage.
|
||
Read it to find out about which LaTeX commands and environments aren't
|
||
supported, bugs (and how to get around them), and how to use the various
|
||
options.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
Converting LyX Documents to LaTeX
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
You might wish to convert a LyX Document to a LaTeX file.
|
||
For example, a co-worker or co-author who doesn't have LyX might want to
|
||
read it.
|
||
This is very easy to do with LyX.
|
||
Select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
F
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ile\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
E
|
||
\bar default
|
||
xport\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
L
|
||
\bar default
|
||
aTeX
|
||
\family default
|
||
.
|
||
This will create a file
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
whatever.tex
|
||
\family default
|
||
from the
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
whatever.lyx
|
||
\family default
|
||
file you are editing.
|
||
LyX always creates temporary LaTeX files when viewing or printing files,
|
||
so it is very good at generating LaTeX.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
LaTeX Preamble
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsubsection
|
||
Document Class
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
The
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
D
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ocument\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
S
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ettings
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog takes care of many of the options that you would input in a
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
|
||
\backslash
|
||
documentclass
|
||
\family default
|
||
command.
|
||
Change the class, default font size and paper size here.
|
||
Put any extra options to the
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
|
||
\backslash
|
||
documentclass
|
||
\family default
|
||
command in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
E
|
||
\bar under
|
||
x
|
||
\bar default
|
||
tra\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Options
|
||
\family default
|
||
area.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsubsection
|
||
Other Preamble Matter
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:preamble}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
If you have special commands to put in the preamble of a LaTeX file, you
|
||
can use them in a LyX document as well.
|
||
Select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
D
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ocument\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
L
|
||
\bar default
|
||
aTeX\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
P
|
||
\bar default
|
||
reamble
|
||
\family default
|
||
and type in the dialog window (or from the document settings dialog, depending
|
||
on the frontend).
|
||
Anything you type will (like with TeX mode) be sent directly to LaTeX.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Subsection
|
||
BibTeX
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
LyX has support for BibTeX, which allows you to build databases of bibliographic
|
||
al references to be used in multiple documents.
|
||
Select
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
List\InsetSpace ~
|
||
/\InsetSpace ~
|
||
T
|
||
\bar under
|
||
O
|
||
\bar default
|
||
C\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
B
|
||
\bar default
|
||
ibTeX\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Reference
|
||
\family default
|
||
to include a
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
bib
|
||
\family default
|
||
file.
|
||
Click on the resulting
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
BibTeX\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Generated\InsetSpace ~
|
||
References
|
||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
button, and you will get a
|
||
\family sans
|
||
BibTeX
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog.
|
||
In the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Database
|
||
\family default
|
||
field, type what you would type inside the braces of a
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
|
||
\backslash
|
||
bibliography{}
|
||
\family default
|
||
command
|
||
\begin_inset Foot
|
||
status collapsed
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Like in regular LaTeX, multiple bibliographies should be separated by commas,
|
||
with no whitespace.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
.
|
||
Similarly, in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Style
|
||
\family default
|
||
field, type what you would type inside the braces of a
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
|
||
\backslash
|
||
bibliographystyle{}
|
||
\family default
|
||
command.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
After you've done this, you can use citations from any bibliographies you're
|
||
including with
|
||
\family sans
|
||
\bar under
|
||
I
|
||
\bar default
|
||
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
|
||
|
||
\bar under
|
||
C
|
||
\bar default
|
||
itation
|
||
\family default
|
||
(see Section\InsetSpace ~
|
||
|
||
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:bibliographies}
|
||
|
||
\end_inset
|
||
|
||
).
|
||
LyX will take care of running BibTeX.
|
||
The box in the
|
||
\family sans
|
||
Citation
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog will show a list of all the references in your
|
||
\family typewriter
|
||
bib
|
||
\family default
|
||
file.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Section
|
||
Errors!
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||
Sometimes when you LaTeX a document, there will be errors, things that LyX
|
||
or LaTeX can't understand.
|
||
When this happens, LyX will open a
|
||
\family sans
|
||
LaTeX\InsetSpace ~
|
||
Errors
|
||
\family default
|
||
dialog.
|
||
Clicking on individual errors in this dialog will take you to the place
|
||
in the LyX document where the error occurs and also display the detailed
|
||
LaTeX error message.
|
||
\end_layout
|
||
|
||
\end_body
|
||
\end_document
|