LyX is a nice WYSIWYG-ish editor, but for a document of any complexity, LaTeX code must be learned and in-lined.
LaTeX is not a tool for secretaries. I would not recommend LaTeX to even moderately geeky friends. Microsoft Word and LibreOffice do just about everything the average and above-average computer user needs.
If you are thinking about using it, bookmark this invaluable site:
I used LyX (http://www.lyx.org/) and LaTeX to write a technical manual (http://www.whitemagicsoftware.com/books/indispensable/).
LyX is a nice WYSIWYG-ish editor, but for a document of any complexity, LaTeX code must be learned and in-lined.
LaTeX is not a tool for secretaries. I would not recommend LaTeX to even moderately geeky friends. Microsoft Word and LibreOffice do just about everything the average and above-average computer user needs.
If you are thinking about using it, bookmark this invaluable site:
http://tex.stackexchange.com/