Units of Measure

Pagesmith can handle most measurements in points, inches, centimeters, and picas. A few items, such as font size, are measured only in points.

You can choose the the unit of measure for a document. That unit is used in the ruler and in text fields that display measurements.

You can choose a particular unit of measure, or you can use the default unit as specified by System Preferences.

To set the unit of measure used by a document:

Text fields that display measurements, such as paragraph indenting, display an abbreviation of the unit in effect; for example, 0.5 in. In these text fields, you can choose to display a different unit.

To display a different unit in a text field:

You can also enter a value in a text field using a specified unit.

To enter a value in a text field using a specified unit:

For example, to place a value of 0.25 inch in a text field that is displaying 0.5 in you could type 0.25 or you could type 18 pt.