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Default Word 2003-Where Settings Are Stored for Measurement Units

When changing this setting from inches to centimeters or vice versa, where is
this setting stored? It is not stored in the normal.dot.

Thank you.
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Diamonds_Mine wrote:
When changing this setting from inches to centimeters or vice versa,
where is this setting stored? It is not stored in the normal.dot.

Thank you.


It's in a binary value in the registry. See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...eySettings.htm.

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Thank you Jay. Happy New Year!

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Diamonds_Mine wrote:
When changing this setting from inches to centimeters or vice versa,
where is this setting stored? It is not stored in the normal.dot.

Thank you.


It's in a binary value in the registry. See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...eySettings.htm.

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But if you've changed the setting in Tools | Options to no avail, see
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm

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