Hello

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:31:59 -0400
Bok Young Hoon <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need help with the font sizes used by LyX. I need to submit my
> thesis in 12 pt font but this appears to be smaller than the 12 pt
> font used by other word processors (most notably Microsoft Office).
> When I change the font size in LyX to "Large" 
> 
To change the default font size you should use Document > Settings >
Fonts > Base size > 12. If you need larger default document font size, look at 
article (more font sizes) or similar. 

> it seems to be too
> large (but maybe it's the correct setting if I want to get somethng
> comparable to 12 pt in Office). Does anyone know more about this? Is
> the "normal" size font in LyX really smaller than 12 pts even though
> I think there's documentation saying that it should be comparable to
> 12 pt font.
> 
I think that this depends on the particular font you choose. You may
want to experiment with various fonts in Document > Settings >
Fonts > Roman & Sans Serif until you find something satisfactory. 

Regards
Liviu

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