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bob - 18 Jan 2005 03:25 GMT

Somehow I can not figure out how to change Page Setup "under Margins" from
Metric to Imperial. ( the USA measurements) Could someone please explain how
to change it back.

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garfield-n-odie - 18 Jan 2005 04:39 GMT

In Word, click on Tools | Options | General | Measurement units: Inches

| OK. Or if the "metric" measurements are actually character units

(ch), then see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299339 "You cannot
change ruler measurement unit from character units after upgrade to
Office XP".

> Somehow I can not figure out how to change Page Setup "under Margins" from
> Metric to Imperial. ( the USA measurements) Could someone please explain how
> to change it back.

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Bob - 18 Jan 2005 05:09 GMT

You have saved me from pulling out more of my hair. I can't understand how it
changed from inches to metric in the first place. I thank-you very much. plus
man you replied very fast. Thanks
Bob

> In Word, click on Tools | Options | General | Measurement units: Inches
> | OK. Or if the "metric" measurements are actually character units
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> > Metric to Imperial. ( the USA measurements) Could someone please explain how
> > to change it back.

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garfield-n-odie - 18 Jan 2005 09:16 GMT

Glad I could help. :-)

> You have saved me from pulling out more of my hair. I can't understand how it
> changed from inches to metric in the first place. I thank-you very much. plus
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>>>Metric to Imperial. ( the USA measurements) Could someone please explain how
>>>to change it back.

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Graham Mayor - 18 Jan 2005 10:12 GMT

These are not metric units - but character units; and it changed because of
a minor bug, probably related to the application's ability to use far
eastern languages.

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> You have saved me from pulling out more of my hair. I can't
> understand how it changed from inches to metric in the first place. I
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>>> Margins" from Metric to Imperial. ( the USA measurements) Could
>>> someone please explain how to change it back.

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