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Changes Points to Inches in Advance?
I've asked this question under General Questions but not received a specific
answer, so I'll ask it he In advancing text on a page, the field requires using points as the unit of measure, not inches. Is there a way to change that to inches? I'm tired of doing math conversions. I'm using Word 2003 (SP3). The default unit on the toolbar is inches, so why can't the advance field also use inches?? NOTE: I am NOT interested in using a Footer or a Text Box, I just want to change Points to Inches in Advance. I'm guessing the answer is no, but I'm asking anyway. |
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Changes Points to Inches in Advance?
I have just answered this in Docmanagement (General Questions), I will repeat
here. Tools, Options, General tab, change the Measurement Unit to Inches, this should change all measurements in the Word environment to inches. Hope this helps DeanH "degas1900" wrote: I've asked this question under General Questions but not received a specific answer, so I'll ask it he In advancing text on a page, the field requires using points as the unit of measure, not inches. Is there a way to change that to inches? I'm tired of doing math conversions. I'm using Word 2003 (SP3). The default unit on the toolbar is inches, so why can't the advance field also use inches?? NOTE: I am NOT interested in using a Footer or a Text Box, I just want to change Points to Inches in Advance. I'm guessing the answer is no, but I'm asking anyway. |
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Changes Points to Inches in Advance?
Please ignore my answer, Advance Field only handles Point I believe, That is
why the previous answers in the other forum where trying to give you alternatives so you don't need to use the calculator. DeanH "degas1900" wrote: I've asked this question under General Questions but not received a specific answer, so I'll ask it he In advancing text on a page, the field requires using points as the unit of measure, not inches. Is there a way to change that to inches? I'm tired of doing math conversions. I'm using Word 2003 (SP3). The default unit on the toolbar is inches, so why can't the advance field also use inches?? NOTE: I am NOT interested in using a Footer or a Text Box, I just want to change Points to Inches in Advance. I'm guessing the answer is no, but I'm asking anyway. |
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Changes Points to Inches in Advance?
Most of the others have attempted to avoid seeming rude and they hate to
disappoint, but as a nasty old curmudgeon I can invoke the license to give it to you straight: No. Seriously, I don't believe anyone was ducking your question, but as Suzanne pointed out it's a field that rarely gets used in the first place. Consequently, there "may" be a possible workaround but if so it isn't very widely known & is not published anywhere currently in circulation. The swithches available for the ADVANCE field accommodate points only: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...CH061047241033 -- HTH |:) Bob Jones Office:Mac MVP "degas1900" wrote in message ... I've asked this question under General Questions but not received a specific answer, so I'll ask it he In advancing text on a page, the field requires using points as the unit of measure, not inches. Is there a way to change that to inches? I'm tired of doing math conversions. I'm using Word 2003 (SP3). The default unit on the toolbar is inches, so why can't the advance field also use inches?? NOTE: I am NOT interested in using a Footer or a Text Box, I just want to change Points to Inches in Advance. I'm guessing the answer is no, but I'm asking anyway. |
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Changes Points to Inches in Advance?
At some point when I complained about this, someone (maybe Jay Freedman)
created a macro or add-in that would provide this functionality. I'll see if I can dredge it up. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "CyberTaz" gtz1@comcastdotnet wrote in message ... Most of the others have attempted to avoid seeming rude and they hate to disappoint, but as a nasty old curmudgeon I can invoke the license to give it to you straight: No. Seriously, I don't believe anyone was ducking your question, but as Suzanne pointed out it's a field that rarely gets used in the first place. Consequently, there "may" be a possible workaround but if so it isn't very widely known & is not published anywhere currently in circulation. The swithches available for the ADVANCE field accommodate points only: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...CH061047241033 -- HTH |:) Bob Jones Office:Mac MVP "degas1900" wrote in message ... I've asked this question under General Questions but not received a specific answer, so I'll ask it he In advancing text on a page, the field requires using points as the unit of measure, not inches. Is there a way to change that to inches? I'm tired of doing math conversions. I'm using Word 2003 (SP3). The default unit on the toolbar is inches, so why can't the advance field also use inches?? NOTE: I am NOT interested in using a Footer or a Text Box, I just want to change Points to Inches in Advance. I'm guessing the answer is no, but I'm asking anyway. |
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Changes Points to Inches in Advance?
Peter Jamieson has provided a quite elegant reply to the original thread in
the docmanagement group. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 4/22/09 5:34 PM, in article , "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: At some point when I complained about this, someone (maybe Jay Freedman) created a macro or add-in that would provide this functionality. I'll see if I can dredge it up. |
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