Available Units dialog box

This dialog box lets you choose units of measure.

The standard linear units are inches, centimeters, millimeters, points, picas, picas and points, and ciceros. The standard radial units are degrees and radians.

Predefined units include feet, kilometers, and weeks and days.

Standard units are used for the actual dimensions of objects on a page or the page size.

Units list

Lists available units. For page setup, line thickness, and text size, only standard units are available, plus feet, yards, meters, and didots. If custom units are allowed, also lists all predefined and custom units.

Define Custom Units

Available where custom units are allowed, including ruler units. Opens the Defined Custom Units dialog box to let you select or define a custom unit of measurement.



Related Topics   

Setting Up Units of Measure