LyX is a very simple and WSYG editor for latex documents, pretty well adapted to the new users, but enclosing the full power of Latex editors (and especially the freedom from all the options distraction that normal WSYG text editors are full of). However it’s first use might require some googling, so here is a couple of tips to speed up the proces:

inserting the references from Mendeley: http://onhavingwords.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/mendeley-lyx/

The margins should be set to 0.98” in order to reproduce the look and feeling of the MS Word / LO Writer.