LyX ⇒ Possible to Change Editing Layout?

[AnnanFay]

Hi,

I am very new to Lyx and so far I like the editor.

How can I apply a style to the document during the editing process?

My current desire is to increase page margins while editing. However I do not want this to apply to the output document. I can think of other stuff I might want to change such as font, text colour, etc. for ease of editing but not put into the output file.

Thanks :)

[StarValkyrie]

You want to change the way it appears on screen for editing? That's pretty easy to do if you're willing to learn LyX Layout coding (it's in a couple of different Help menu documents). You use Document menu>Settings>Local Layout to put your changes in - they'll only change the way it looks on your screen and it will still print like normal.

If you mean you want to print copies to edit, that's more difficult. There are some classes which have edit and proofing options but they are what they are and you can't personalize them without learning a lot of code.

[AnnanFay]

Thanks, Local Layout seems to do what I want! Is there a way to persist over multiple documents? Right now it seems to reset for every new document I make. I would like to apply

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LeftMargin MMMMMMMMMMMM
RightMargin MMMMMMMMMMMM

To every new and old file I open.

[StarValkyrie]

Open a new file, go to Document Settings, make the changes you want to start each new document with, then Click the "Save As Document Defaults" button.

[AnnanFay]

Brilliant! That solves all my current issues. Thanks for the help :)