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Convert ruler, etc. from metric to inches in Office 2007 ...
All my measurements in Office 2007 appear as cm and I would prefer inches. I
installed it as English(Canada) but changed it to English(United States) assuming that would correct the problem but it hasn't. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Convert ruler, etc. from metric to inches in Office 2007 ...
have you checked the regional settings in Windows?
"BJ Lohm" BJ wrote in message ... All my measurements in Office 2007 appear as cm and I would prefer inches. I installed it as English(Canada) but changed it to English(United States) assuming that would correct the problem but it hasn't. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Convert ruler, etc. from metric to inches in Office 2007 ...
Yes, I did change the regional settings ....in fact according to my computer,
I now live in the States. Your answer prompted me to uninstall and reinstall Office after I had made the changes. Now Excel displays in inches but Word still displays in cm. It doesn't make sense to me. Thanks for your help. "BJ Lohm" wrote: All my measurements in Office 2007 appear as cm and I would prefer inches. I installed it as English(Canada) but changed it to English(United States) assuming that would correct the problem but it hasn't. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Convert ruler, etc. from metric to inches in Office 2007 ...
Hi BJ,
In Word use the Options menu (Alt,T,O,A) and in the Advanced section scroll down to the 'Display' section to set the "Show measurement units in..." box. Word uses its own settings to override the system settings. =========== "BJ Lohm" wrote in message ... Yes, I did change the regional settings ....in fact according to my computer, I now live in the States. Your answer prompted me to uninstall and reinstall Office after I had made the changes. Now Excel displays in inches but Word still displays in cm. It doesn't make sense to me. Thanks for your help. -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Convert ruler, etc. from metric to inches in Office 2007 ...
Hi Bob,
Thank you! I am now happily using inches :-) The shortcut didn't seem to work but I found Options by clicking on the Office icon. The new version looks vastly different so I may be calling for help again ... it is good to know this group is here. Thanks again, Bev "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi BJ, In Word use the Options menu (Alt,T,O,A) and in the Advanced section scroll down to the 'Display' section to set the "Show measurement units in..." box. Word uses its own settings to override the system settings. =========== "BJ Lohm" wrote in message ... Yes, I did change the regional settings ....in fact according to my computer, I now live in the States. Your answer prompted me to uninstall and reinstall Office after I had made the changes. Now Excel displays in inches but Word still displays in cm. It doesn't make sense to me. Thanks for your help. -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Convert ruler, etc. from metric to inches in Office 2007 ...
Go to the *Regional and Lauguage Options *settings in Windows. Go to the tab called *Formats* then click on the button that saids *Customize The Format*. Then go down to *Measurement System *and change from *Metric to U.S.* This will solve your problem without switching every thing to United States. -- lowen51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lowen51's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/125800.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/office-setup/734057.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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