RE: Access - Metric units in Access

Dear Michael

Thank you for attending Access Intermediate!! I hope you enjoyed the course and benefited from it.


Please note that in MS Word you can change the metric to imperial by going to Tools > Options... and then in the general tab in the measurement units section.

Access doesn't have that option in the tools Options... dialog box.

If you want to achieve this result you have to follow these steps:

Go to Control Panel > Regional and Language > Customize button > In the Numbers Tab from the Measurement unit drop down list make the relevant choice.

NOTE: Please make sure that you restart Access after doing the above and you'll notice that you will be able to type the inches instead of cm.


I hope this has answered your query.

If this has answered your query then I would request you to please mark the question as resolved!! If not and you have a specific question related to this then please post it as a new question and we should be able to provide you the solution for it!!

Kindest Regards


Rajeev Rawat
MOS Master Instructor 2000 and 2003
MCAS Master Instructor 2007