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Measurement Units in Word
My default measurement unit in Word keeps returning to points. I go into
Tools - Options - General and reset the measurement unit to inches. It's good for a while, then all of a sudden it's measuring in points. Is there something else I should be doing in order to lock Word into inches? |
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Measurement Units in Word
Are you sure they are points? See http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: My default measurement unit in Word keeps returning to points. I go into Tools - Options - General and reset the measurement unit to inches. It's good for a while, then all of a sudden it's measuring in points. Is there something else I should be doing in order to lock Word into inches? |
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Yes, because when I open "Options" and look at what is chosen from the
"Measurement units:" drop-down list it says Points "Graham Mayor" wrote: Are you sure they are points? See http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: My default measurement unit in Word keeps returning to points. I go into Tools - Options - General and reset the measurement unit to inches. It's good for a while, then all of a sudden it's measuring in points. Is there something else I should be doing in order to lock Word into inches? |
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OK -The character unit problem is more common, but Word 2003 particularly
has a bad habit of randomly changing settings in tools options, that are stored in the Word data key of the registry. Deleting or renaming the Word Data key in the registry is said to fix it - but the problem tends to return. You can fix it permanently by adding the following line to an autonew and an autoopen macro in normal.dot Options.MeasurementUnit = wdInches See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: Yes, because when I open "Options" and look at what is chosen from the "Measurement units:" drop-down list it says Points "Graham Mayor" wrote: Are you sure they are points? See http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: My default measurement unit in Word keeps returning to points. I go into Tools - Options - General and reset the measurement unit to inches. It's good for a while, then all of a sudden it's measuring in points. Is there something else I should be doing in order to lock Word into inches? |
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Measurement Units in Word
Oh, boy...I've never done this before...but no better way to start out the
week but with a learning experience...Thank You!!! "Graham Mayor" wrote: OK -The character unit problem is more common, but Word 2003 particularly has a bad habit of randomly changing settings in tools options, that are stored in the Word data key of the registry. Deleting or renaming the Word Data key in the registry is said to fix it - but the problem tends to return. You can fix it permanently by adding the following line to an autonew and an autoopen macro in normal.dot Options.MeasurementUnit = wdInches See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: Yes, because when I open "Options" and look at what is chosen from the "Measurement units:" drop-down list it says Points "Graham Mayor" wrote: Are you sure they are points? See http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: My default measurement unit in Word keeps returning to points. I go into Tools - Options - General and reset the measurement unit to inches. It's good for a while, then all of a sudden it's measuring in points. Is there something else I should be doing in order to lock Word into inches? |
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Measurement Units in Word
If you don't already have an autonet and an autoopen macro in the macro
listings, then simply copy the following Sub Autoopen() Options.MeasurementUnit = wdInches End Sub Sub AutoNew() Options.MeasurementUnit = wdInches End Sub to the vba editor as shown in the web page. At the bottom of that page you will see the same Autonew/open macros used to address a number of the more common issues. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: Oh, boy...I've never done this before...but no better way to start out the week but with a learning experience...Thank You!!! "Graham Mayor" wrote: OK -The character unit problem is more common, but Word 2003 particularly has a bad habit of randomly changing settings in tools options, that are stored in the Word data key of the registry. Deleting or renaming the Word Data key in the registry is said to fix it - but the problem tends to return. You can fix it permanently by adding the following line to an autonew and an autoopen macro in normal.dot Options.MeasurementUnit = wdInches See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: Yes, because when I open "Options" and look at what is chosen from the "Measurement units:" drop-down list it says Points "Graham Mayor" wrote: Are you sure they are points? See http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Annette wrote: My default measurement unit in Word keeps returning to points. I go into Tools - Options - General and reset the measurement unit to inches. It's good for a while, then all of a sudden it's measuring in points. Is there something else I should be doing in order to lock Word into inches? |
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