Changing Measurement System

[Iggles14]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel About 50% of my work is with clients in the USA using 8.5x11 paper and inches for measurements. The rest is with clients outside the USA where I use A4 paper and metric measures. At present, when I go back and forth between the two types, I have to change my preferences.

Is there any way to associates measurements with a document?

 

[Rob Schneider]

As far as I know (and my experience working with both 8.5x11 and A4
projects) measurements is a property of your Word setup and controlled
in Preferences. It's not a property defined for a document.

Frankly, though, I've never had this to be an issue. I normally always
set for metric for all measurements regardless of paper size.

Is this need for your convenience and, or you do you really need whole
number precision, e.g. US paper is approx (to 2 decimals) 21.59 x 27.94
cm, for some reason?

--rms

www.rmschneider.com

 

[CyberTaz]

As far as paper size, that is a document-specific setting, so you can create
a template based on either or both Letter & A4. Then generate the new docs
based on the appropriate template. You can also include any other 'typical'
specs, such as margins, Styles, etc.

The measurement system, though, is global as Rob pointed out... But you
don't need to change Preferences if you're referring to measurements that
you're entering into value boxes -- Height & Width of objects, margin
settings, etc. If the Pref is set for inches & you want to specify cm just
type the numbers followed by cm. Word will convert it for you. Likewise, if
the Pref is set for cm type the value followed by mm, in, etc.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Iggles14]

Both good answers ... thanks!

Rob ... the issue may only be in my head, and since I create most of the documents, it's likely that few others actually look at the margins, but I like my clients to feel that the documents were made for them, so I like to have everything consistent.