How do I get a measurements option to stick permanently?

[Bill Samuel]

In Word 2003, it wants to use points as the unit of measure, and I want to
use inches. I go into Tools|Options|General and set the Measurement Units to
inches. But I keep having to do this over and over again. Is there any way
to get it to work globally permanently?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If your options are not being saved, it may be that the Word Data key in the
Registry is damaged; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm. But if the issue is
the ruler units, they may be character units; see
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm

 

[Jezebel]

There's also the issue of Acrobat (version I-can't-remember-which)
preventing changes to normal.dot.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Though theoretically that should not affect Options settings, which are
saved in the Registry.

 

[Jezebel]

True, but I think they are put there as part of the same Save event.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I've always suspected as much. Occasionally I suspect I'm getting a prompt
to save Normal.dot when I haven't changed anything except Registry settings,
but I can never be 100% sure.