For some reason, my horizontal ruler measurement has changed from inches (")
to pt (pt). This is also the case in the page set up. I have not been able
to figure out how to get my margin measurement to default back to inches (").
Help!

In Word, click on Tools | Options | General | Measurement units:
Inches | OK. If that doesn't work, then see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299339 "You cannot change
ruler measurement unit from character units after upgrade to
Office XP" or http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm .

GrapeTV wrote:

For some reason, my horizontal ruler measurement has changed from inches (")
to pt (pt). This is also the case in the page set up. I have not been able
to figure out how to get my margin measurement to default back to inches (").
Help!

garfield-n-odie wrote:
In Word, click on Tools | Options | General | Measurement units: Inches
| OK. If that doesn't work, then see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299339 "You cannot change ruler
measurement unit from character units after upgrade to Office XP" or
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm .

GrapeTV wrote:

For some reason, my horizontal ruler measurement has changed from
inches (") to pt (pt). This is also the case in the page set up. I
have not been able to figure out how to get my margin measurement to
default back to inches ("). Help!


Unfortunately, I'm using Word 2000 with Win2000, so the Microsoft FAQ
about XP and Word 2003 doesn't apply.

Last week, the ruler on old documents began to default to points when I
converted them to Adobe PDF (Acrobat 7 Pro). Now many, but not all old
and new documents default to points. I can change anything to inches,
I've trashed and recreated my Normal.dot but it continues to happen.

Can you suggest a troubleshooting approach, please?

Thank you,

R.

Have you tried the solution at
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm ? The object model of Word
2000 certainly includes the UseCharacterUnit property, so it is
possible that this is the problem.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"singsong" wrote in message
...
garfield-n-odie wrote:
In Word, click on Tools | Options | General | Measurement units:
Inches
| OK. If that doesn't work, then see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299339 "You cannot change ruler
measurement unit from character units after upgrade to Office XP"
or
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm .

GrapeTV wrote:

For some reason, my horizontal ruler measurement has changed from
inches (") to pt (pt). This is also the case in the page set up.
I
have not been able to figure out how to get my margin measurement
to
default back to inches ("). Help!


Unfortunately, I'm using Word 2000 with Win2000, so the Microsoft
FAQ
about XP and Word 2003 doesn't apply.

Last week, the ruler on old documents began to default to points
when I
converted them to Adobe PDF (Acrobat 7 Pro). Now many, but not all
old
and new documents default to points. I can change anything to
inches,
I've trashed and recreated my Normal.dot but it continues to happen.

Can you suggest a troubleshooting approach, please?

Thank you,

R.

Stefan Blom wrote:
Have you tried the solution at
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm ? The object model of Word
2000 certainly includes the UseCharacterUnit property, so it is
possible that this is the problem.


I have, but that is about character units not points vs. inches. It
seems to be an Adobe PDFwriter problem. I'll check in Adobe land.

Thank you!

I think our assumption is that you may have been mistaking character units
for points (as many users do).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"singsong" wrote in message
...
Stefan Blom wrote:
Have you tried the solution at
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm ? The object model of Word
2000 certainly includes the UseCharacterUnit property, so it is
possible that this is the problem.


I have, but that is about character units not points vs. inches. It
seems to be an Adobe PDFwriter problem. I'll check in Adobe land.

Thank you!

Stefan Blom wrote:
Have you tried the solution at
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm ? The object model of Word
2000 certainly includes the UseCharacterUnit property, so it is
possible that this is the problem.


The Adobe workaround (this was an Adobe Acrobat-caused problem) is to
print to PDF rather than use the PDF on the toolbar. It worked!

I'm glad to learn that you found a solution!

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"singsong" wrote in message
...
Stefan Blom wrote:
Have you tried the solution at
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm ? The object model of
Word
2000 certainly includes the UseCharacterUnit property, so it is
possible that this is the problem.


The Adobe workaround (this was an Adobe Acrobat-caused problem) is
to
print to PDF rather than use the PDF on the toolbar. It worked!