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Units of measurement
Hi,
I want to only use metric units in my Visio diagrams. However, I have some boxes with a height of "0.2 in". When I manually try and enter the equivalent "5.08 mm", the entry jumps back to "0.2 in". If I try something wildly different, like "15.5 mm" it does the same. Is there any way to force all measurements into metric? Thanks, Alain |
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You can change the system of units for a page under File Page Setup Page
Properties. However, most shapes are designed to be US units or designed to be Metric. Visio has stencils for each system of units, so you may need to close your stencils and open the Metric equivalents. -- Mark Nelson Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Alain Dekker" wrote in message ... Hi, I want to only use metric units in my Visio diagrams. However, I have some boxes with a height of "0.2 in". When I manually try and enter the equivalent "5.08 mm", the entry jumps back to "0.2 in". If I try something wildly different, like "15.5 mm" it does the same. Is there any way to force all measurements into metric? Thanks, Alain |
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Thanks for that comment. I checked under my installation and only the Metric
units (Add-ons and Solutions) are installed. All my page properties are also set to Metric. However, when I check the size of some of my objects, the units are frequently mixed - the Width might say "58.56 mm", but the height says "0.2 in"! Other similar objects on the same page might use all metric units. Wierd... Alain "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote in message ... You can change the system of units for a page under File Page Setup Page Properties. However, most shapes are designed to be US units or designed to be Metric. Visio has stencils for each system of units, so you may need to close your stencils and open the Metric equivalents. -- Mark Nelson Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Alain Dekker" wrote in message ... Hi, I want to only use metric units in my Visio diagrams. However, I have some boxes with a height of "0.2 in". When I manually try and enter the equivalent "5.08 mm", the entry jumps back to "0.2 in". If I try something wildly different, like "15.5 mm" it does the same. Is there any way to force all measurements into metric? Thanks, Alain |
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