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If you just enter a numerical value, the default measurement unit is used.</paragraph> 53<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106A2" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You define the default measurement unit for Writer text documents in the dialog that you get by choosing <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - General</emph>. For Calc, Draw, and Impress, you open a document of that type and then open the appropriate <emph>General</emph> page as for Writer.</paragraph> 54<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106AD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">In input boxes for length units you can also add the unit abbreviation according to the following list:</paragraph> 55<table id="tbl_id402233"> 56<tablerow> 57<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 58<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_idN106BA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Unit abbreviation</paragraph> 59</tablecell> 60<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 61<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_idN106C0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Explanation</paragraph> 62</tablecell> 63</tablerow> 64<tablerow> 65<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 66<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106C7" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">mm</paragraph> 67</tablecell> 68<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 69<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106CD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Millimeter</paragraph> 70</tablecell> 71</tablerow> 72<tablerow> 73<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 74<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106D4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">cm</paragraph> 75</tablecell> 76<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 77<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106DA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Centimeter</paragraph> 78</tablecell> 79</tablerow> 80<tablerow> 81<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 82<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106E1" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">in or "</paragraph> 83</tablecell> 84<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 85<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106E7" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Inch</paragraph> 86</tablecell> 87</tablerow> 88<tablerow> 89<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 90<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106EE" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">pi</paragraph> 91</tablecell> 92<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 93<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106F4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Pica</paragraph> 94</tablecell> 95</tablerow> 96<tablerow> 97<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 98<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106FB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">pt</paragraph> 99</tablecell> 100<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 101<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10701" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Point</paragraph> 102</tablecell> 103</tablerow> 104</table> 105 106<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10704" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The following formulas convert the units:</paragraph> 107<list type="unordered"> 108<listitem> 109<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070A" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 cm = 10 mm</paragraph> 110</listitem> 111<listitem> 112<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 inch = 2.54 cm</paragraph> 113</listitem> 114<listitem> 115<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10712" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 inch = 6 Pica = 72 Point</paragraph> 116</listitem> 117</list> 118<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10715" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">For example, in a text document, open <emph>Format - Paragraph - Indents & Spacing</emph>. To indent the current paragraph by one inch, enter <item type="literal">1 in</item> or <item type="literal">1"</item> into the "Before text" box. To indent the paragraph by 1 cm, enter <item type="literal">1 cm</item> into the input box.</paragraph> 119<paragraph role="tip" id="par_idN1074C" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">To input the maximum or minimum allowed value respectively, click the current value and then press the <item type="keycode">Page Up</item> or <item type="keycode">Page Down</item> key.</paragraph> 120</section> 121<section id="relatedtopics"> 122<embed href="text/shared/guide/measurement_units.xhp#measurement_units"/> 123</section> 124</body> 125</helpdocument> 126