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Override default measurement units

You can specify a unit of measurement that is different from the default.

Highlight the existing value in a panel or dialog box, and type the new value using the notation in the following table:

To specify:	Type these letters after the value:	Examples	Result
Inches	i in inch "	5.25i 5.25in 5.25inch 5.25”	5 1/4 inches
Millimeters	mm	48mm	48 millimeters
Picas	p	3p	3 picas
Points	pt p (before value)	6pt p6	6 points
Picas and points	p (between values)	3p6	3 picas, 6 points
Ciceros	c	5c	5 ciceros
Agates	ag	5ag	agates

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Cari Jansen said on Apr 9, 2008 at 11:34 PM :

Also:
Centimetres | cm | 12cm | 12 centimetres

No screen name said on Nov 7, 2008 at 12:37 PM :

Before I upgraded to CS3, I could change the default unit of measure ment to inches in InDesign. But I don't see a way to do that now. I never use picas, and that's very annoying to have to change it on every document. I want to change the default unit to inches. How can I do that? Thank you!