Text Formatting ⇒ chapters number

[lorenapomodoro]

Hello!
I am new with Lyx and I am actually struggling a bit.
Is there any way to start in a new document with a chapter which will be numbered as chapter 2? and so all the sections as 2.1, 2.2 etc...

Please let me know!

thanks a lot

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi lorenapomodoro,

welcome to the board!
You could add to your document preamble:

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\setcounter{chapter}{1}

The following chapter will then have the number 2.

Stefan

[lorenapomodoro]

What does that mean? If i type those words, they just appear as a normal text, not as a command...

Sorry for the silly questions, I am absolutely at my first steps!

thanks a lot!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Go to the LyX main menu: Document/ Settings, choose the point on the lower left (Document preamble), copy that \setcounter-line there.

Stefan

[lorenapomodoro]

OK I have done, I managed to insert the command, but what happens is: the chapter still is called "chapter 1"; the following sections are 2.1, 2.2 etc which is good, but i still want the chapter to be called Chapter 2. Have a look at a sample file.

Thanksssss!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

It works for me, writing chapter 2. There may be something different in your code. You could post your LyX document (a copy without text) here as attachment.

Stefan

[lorenapomodoro]

it doesn't let me upload a .lyx file!

i'm working on a Mac, does it make any difference?