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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / September 2006Changing to Inch Measurements
How do you change to inch measurements in Powerpoint (Office XP 2002) and Windows XP All suggestions to use Control Panel Regional Settings do not seem to apply. No Measurement TAB in the control panel. Click on the Regional and Lanuage Options. Select Customize. Under Numbers tab, did you see a measurement system? Click on the dropdown field and you will be able to change the setting.  SignatureShawn Toh (tohlz) Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP PowerPoint) Site Updated: Sep 01, 2006 3 Cool Add-Ins Reviews http://pptheaven.mvps.org PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate > How do you change to inch measurements in Powerpoint (Office XP 2002) and > Windows XP > > All suggestions to use Control Panel Regional Settings do not seem to apply. > No Measurement TAB > in the control panel. Control Panel > Regional & Language > customise In measurement choose US SignatureDid that answer the question / help? _____________________________ John Wilson Microsoft Certified Office Specialist http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html > How do you change to inch measurements in Powerpoint (Office XP 2002) and > Windows XP > > All suggestions to use Control Panel Regional Settings do not seem to apply. > No Measurement TAB > in the control panel. Set > Control Panel > Regional & Language > customise > In measurement choose US Rebooted. PP displays all sizes in cm. Will accept "xx.x in" or "x.xx"" and enters correct size but displays equivelent size in cm. Is there a different setting? > Control Panel > Regional & Language > customise > In measurement choose US [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> No Measurement TAB >> in the control panel. Mjay This iIS how to do it so you must be doing something wrong! Go back and check the setting is US, make sure you click apply and OK out (NOT just close the dialogue windows) SignatureDid that answer the question / help? _____________________________ John Wilson Microsoft Certified Office Specialist http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html > Set > Control Panel > Regional & Language > customise > > In measurement choose US [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >> No Measurement TAB > >> in the control panel. Duh! Now it works Thanks > Mjay > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> No Measurement TAB >> >> in the control panel. > Duh! Now it works Sometimes you have to change it back and forth an extra time or two before it "takes". Windows gets the DUH, not you. <g> > Thanks > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >> >> No Measurement TAB > >> >> in the control panel. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================
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