thanks for the file and sorry for responding so late (lot of work in the lab). i have another question. how do i set the roman numerals to start numbering from 3 "iii" instead of 1 "1". I tried to modify the preamble that you sent but did not have any luck with it.
instead of \frontmatter in ERT write
\frontmatter\setcounter{page}{3}
Herbert
