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Inches to Centimeters

by - trainer Pete platinum contributer [803 posts] (2007 Nov 30 Fri, 14:23) Reply

My Ruler is set up for Inches and I perfer to work in Centimeters. How can I change it?

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RE: Inches to Centimeters

by - trainer Pete platinum contributer [803 posts] (2007 Nov 30 Fri, 14:26) Reply

Answer to the question:
Select menu command Tools, Options and choose the General tab, click the drop down arrow next to the text box which displays "Inches" and choose Centimeters. Voila

There are two other choices; Points and Picas...
72 Points equates to 1 Inch of character size (2.4 cms)

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