Stefano Franchi wrote:
I am asked by a publisher to submit a book length manuscript in camera-ready form and unfortunately they don't provide LaTeX classes. In fact, they have given me Microsoft Word instructions :-( I think I can use the Book class in LyX to do everything they want,
Better use 'memoir' or the 'koma-script' book class, because they are more flexible.
but I can't find out how to change the height and width of the text block. The text on the page must be exactly 4.5" x 7.5" from the top of the running head to the bottom of the last text line (there are no footers). Can anyone help? I could not find how to do it in the LyX documentation and I am no LaTeX expert (that much should be clear).
You can change all layout paramters in the pramble. The parameters are shown in
http://wiki.lyx.org/uploads/Tips/paperLayout/paperDistances.png
e.g. insert to the preamble th line
\setlength{\textwidth}{7.5in}The possible units are listed here:
http://wiki.lyx.org/pmwiki.php/FAQ/Units
To see the current values of the parameters, use the package 'layout', as described here:
http://wiki.lyx.org/pmwiki.php/Tips/PaperLayout
Some of the parameters can be adjusted in the LyX-menu Layout->Document->Margins.
regards Uwe
