Dear Sean LeBlanc, I use LyX to type up my fairly simple resume (I am a medical doctor, and have changed jobs every almost every three to six months for the past six years). However, before using LyX I used LaTeX, so I guess I can hardly call myself a newbie! Having said that, LyX is far easier to use than the word-processors I used pre-mouse/windows/pointers/graphical user interface days.
I commonly send PDF files to friends, these files are generated by LyX (and I have also sent music score files generated by LaTeX to friends as well). Most have no trouble reading and printing these files. However, I have found pdflatex operation from within LyX to be unreliable. This might be an error from within my LyX configuration. I have been forced to export 'pdf' first (which generates a postscript file, and then converts that to pdf), and then export 'pdf (pdflatex)'. This is only an issue if you want to create click-on links within your PDF document. Also, I have just received a letter from the editor of a medical magazine regarding receiving submission by PDF. It turns out that they would then have to 'cut and paste' for subsequent inclusion in a Word document. To actually read Word documents, I think you are better of using OpenOffice/StarOffice or WordPerfect rather than use LyX. If all you need to do is import text, LyX is quite capable of the job. Cheerio, David. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Ivanhoe, 3079, Australia. http://www.users.bigpond.com/vkelim/ - GnuPG and ICQ available
