On 11/26/2009 07:36 AM, Izwandy Idris wrote:
Hi there,
I'm a new user of LyX and I found it very interesting (though I'm still
struggling to get familiar with it). I'm currently writing my thesis and need
to incorporate citation. At present, I'm using Refworks for my referencing
works and changing to BibTex is quite a problem for me since I'm used to
Refworks and moving to another referencing software will take more time than I
have. Is there any way that I can still used Refworks (particularly Write n
Cite option) in LyX instead of BibTex?
Questions like this should be sent to the LyX user's list. This list is
for issues with the documentation. I'm cc'ing it over there.
In any event, because LyX acts a frontend to LaTeX, you have to use the
BibTeX format for your references. RefWorks does export to BibTeX
format, though, so you can use it with LyX. Just export to BibTeX
periodically, and then you can enter your citations in LyX using
"Insert>Citation".
That said, however, programs like JabRef that handle BibTeX natively are
extremely easy to use. I'd recommend you install JabRef
(http://jabref.sourceforge.net/), export your RefWorks database to
BibTeX, and then open the resulting *.bib file in JabRef. It'll take you
several seconds to figure it out.
Richard
