I used EXP a number of years ago when writing my dissertation, now looking into LyX for internal technical reports and presentations. I have several hundred PowerPoint presentations on various subjects that I would like eventually to "translate", mostly structural mechanics & dynamics, etc.
I work for a very large company and am involved in that gray area somewhere between buildings and machines.
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Johannes_B
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Hi and welcome within our little community.
Before diving into LyX, it may be a good idea to collect some basic LaTeX knowledge first. You will need it at some point in time.
Before diving into LyX, it may be a good idea to collect some basic LaTeX knowledge first. You will need it at some point in time.
The smart way: Calm down and take a deep breath, read posts and provided links attentively, try to understand and ask if necessary.
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Regarding the translation of powerpoint presentations, perhaps you would like to produce a style which you can use for all. But you could simply start with one, to get a feeling for how it works, before you design a template. I would use the
Stefan
Regarding the translation of powerpoint presentations, perhaps you would like to produce a style which you can use for all. But you could simply start with one, to get a feeling for how it works, before you design a template. I would use the
beamer class for it. It works with LyX, but I prefer LaTeX. Stefan
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