>> Due to a recent change in hardware, I have just tried to load my book >> on to LyX for Mac. >> >> Upon opening the file I get two errors about missing elements: >> - document.cls > > This suggests to me that you haven't installed LaTeX. The easiest way > on Mac is to install MacTeX (http://www.tug.org/mactex/). Then > reconfigure LyX, restart, and it should recognize document.cls and > allow you to generate .pdfs.
Thanks. Downloading now. >> - languages module > > This may be in your user's directory on your Linux machine (~/.lyx) > and if so should be moved to the appropriate location on Mac > (~/Library/Application Support/LyX-2.0). This was indeed missing and has now been copied in. Fingers crossed for success post download! Thanks a lot for your quick and accurate assistance: much appreciated. - Walter