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Word 2003 - Getting measurement units change to stick
I'm frustrated because Word 2003 likes to show measurement units in points.
I can change it to inches, but the change only works for the document. I have not been able to figure any way to get it to really change for the program. I don't like having to change it for every document. Is there any way to make this change stick? NOTES: This is not about Word XP. It's not about character units. I have searched the forum, and there seem to be a number of instances of asking this question, with answers that don't apply to points in Word 2003 but rather to one of the above. Some just give a link, but the link is never relevant to this situation. Does anyone actually know a way to do this? |
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Word 2003 - Getting measurement units change to stick
If you set it in your Normal.dot that should assist.
Go to Tools Options General tab and change Measurement Units: Inches THEN go to SAVE tab and Check box "Prompt to Save Normal Template" This means all changes you make to Normal.dot will ask you save on exit from Word? Say "YES" if you don't the setting "inches" will not be default. You should then see all your tab settings in Inches not Points. Hope this helps. "Bill Samuel" wrote in message news I'm frustrated because Word 2003 likes to show measurement units in points. I can change it to inches, but the change only works for the document. I have not been able to figure any way to get it to really change for the program. I don't like having to change it for every document. Is there any way to make this change stick? NOTES: This is not about Word XP. It's not about character units. I have searched the forum, and there seem to be a number of instances of asking this question, with answers that don't apply to points in Word 2003 but rather to one of the above. Some just give a link, but the link is never relevant to this situation. Does anyone actually know a way to do this? |
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Word 2003 - Getting measurement units change to stick
Options settings are stored in the Registry, not in Normal.dot. If they're
not being saved, it's possible the Data key is damaged (see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm for instructions on rebuilding it), but often the problem is caused by a poorly written add-in that unintentionally changes the settings. -- 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. "Summer" wrote in message ... If you set it in your Normal.dot that should assist. Go to Tools Options General tab and change Measurement Units: Inches THEN go to SAVE tab and Check box "Prompt to Save Normal Template" This means all changes you make to Normal.dot will ask you save on exit from Word? Say "YES" if you don't the setting "inches" will not be default. You should then see all your tab settings in Inches not Points. Hope this helps. "Bill Samuel" wrote in message news I'm frustrated because Word 2003 likes to show measurement units in points. I can change it to inches, but the change only works for the document. I have not been able to figure any way to get it to really change for the program. I don't like having to change it for every document. Is there any way to make this change stick? NOTES: This is not about Word XP. It's not about character units. I have searched the forum, and there seem to be a number of instances of asking this question, with answers that don't apply to points in Word 2003 but rather to one of the above. Some just give a link, but the link is never relevant to this situation. Does anyone actually know a way to do this? |
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If you are sure that the problem is not the character unit issue, then Word
2003 has a problem in that it randomly loses some settings stored in the Word Data key in the registry. Various causes have been mooted, the most popular being interaction from a poorly written add-in, but the cause has not been positively identified. If the problem persists, you can fix it by adding the line Options.MeasurementUnit = wdInches to both an autoopen and an autonew macro which will force the use of inches for each document (though not if the problem is character units) - see the examples at 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 Bill Samuel wrote: I'm frustrated because Word 2003 likes to show measurement units in points. I can change it to inches, but the change only works for the document. I have not been able to figure any way to get it to really change for the program. I don't like having to change it for every document. Is there any way to make this change stick? NOTES: This is not about Word XP. It's not about character units. I have searched the forum, and there seem to be a number of instances of asking this question, with answers that don't apply to points in Word 2003 but rather to one of the above. Some just give a link, but the link is never relevant to this situation. Does anyone actually know a way to do this? |
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