Changing the unit of measure

If you want information about dimensions and positions (e.g. the page size, the position of the page boxes), you may want the values to be expressed in a different unit.

To change the default measurement unit in the document/object properties

  1. In the top right corner of the screen, click .
  2. In the menu that appears, open the Unit list.



  3. Select the unit of your choice. Choices are:
    • pt (points)
    • p (picas)
    • in (inches)
    • cm (centimeters)
    • mm (millimeters)
  4. Click Save.
The unit and values are adjusted immediately.