Discussion:
Measurement Units
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Ann Shaw
2004-09-23 18:16:10 UTC
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Hi

This is baffling me!!! I have Office 2000 and Word and
Excel are both in CMs but when I go into PowerPoint to
adjust my image sizes etc.. the units are showing in
inches???? There is nowhere in PowerPoint options that I
can find to change this - I thought if you change in Word
the rest of Office follows - could this be a bug or am I
just missing something???

Thanks

Ann
Echo S
2004-09-23 18:49:03 UTC
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PPT picks up these settings from your Windows Control Panel's Regional
Settings. See if changing there helps.
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Post by Ann Shaw
Hi
This is baffling me!!! I have Office 2000 and Word and
Excel are both in CMs but when I go into PowerPoint to
adjust my image sizes etc.. the units are showing in
inches???? There is nowhere in PowerPoint options that I
can find to change this - I thought if you change in Word
the rest of Office follows - could this be a bug or am I
just missing something???
Thanks
Ann
Sonia
2004-09-23 18:51:42 UTC
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PowerPoint uses your system level setting. Go to the Control Panel and select
Regional Settings. There you can change the numbering system to metric.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
Post by Ann Shaw
Hi
This is baffling me!!! I have Office 2000 and Word and
Excel are both in CMs but when I go into PowerPoint to
adjust my image sizes etc.. the units are showing in
inches???? There is nowhere in PowerPoint options that I
can find to change this - I thought if you change in Word
the rest of Office follows - could this be a bug or am I
just missing something???
Thanks
Ann
Steve Rindsberg
2004-09-23 19:14:23 UTC
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Post by Ann Shaw
Hi
This is baffling me!!! I have Office 2000 and Word and
Excel are both in CMs but when I go into PowerPoint to
adjust my image sizes etc.. the units are showing in
inches???? There is nowhere in PowerPoint options that I
can find to change this - I thought if you change in Word
the rest of Office follows - could this be a bug or am I
just missing something???
With luck, just this:

PowerPoint ruler shows inches instead of centimeters. Or vice versa.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00549.htm

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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