Theses, Books, Title pages ⇒ Installing new class

[LyxUSF]

I am new to Lyx and Latex.
I am trying to use the latex class file provided by my University to write my dissertation in Lyx. Using instructions found in forums I was able to get it to appear under Document -> Settings... -> Document class. However I still can't get it to work. For example when I write something under title and try to compile it I get an error message. Some of the environements also don't show up. I have attached class file, a template, example of expected output and the error message. Please help.

[Johannes_B]

Trying to get that to work with LyX might be a bit too complicated for a starter. Just place the class file and a copy of the template in the same folder and start editing the copy with a simple editor (notepad will do, any LaTeX editor editor will do too). Replace the placeholders with your own content and press compile (that only works so simple with a LaTeX editor).

For a start, the most basic and simple editor that won't confuse you is Texworks. It should have been installed with LyX (usually MikTeX is a dependency) on your system.