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  38 <topic id="textshared0000000003xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
  39 <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Conversion of measurement units</title>
  40 <filename>/text/shared/00/00000003.xhp</filename>
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  42 <history>
  43 <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
  44 <lastedited date="2007-01-26T10:42:38">UFI: added index entries</lastedited>
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  47 <body>
  48 <section id="metrik">
  49 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147543"><bookmark_value>measurement units; converting</bookmark_value>
  50 <bookmark_value>units; converting</bookmark_value>
  51 <bookmark_value>converting;metrics</bookmark_value>
  52 <bookmark_value>metrics;converting</bookmark_value>
  53 </bookmark>
  54 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147543" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1">Conversion of measurement units</paragraph>
  55 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1069F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">In some dialogs, you can enter measurement values into input boxes. If you just enter a numerical value, the default measurement unit is used.</paragraph>
  56 <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>Tools - Options - %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>
  57 <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>
  58 <table id="tbl_id402233">
  59 <tablerow>
  60 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  61 <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_idN106BA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Unit abbreviation</paragraph>
  62 </tablecell>
  63 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  64 <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_idN106C0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Explanation</paragraph>
  65 </tablecell>
  66 </tablerow>
  67 <tablerow>
  68 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  69 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106C7" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">mm</paragraph>
  70 </tablecell>
  71 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  72 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106CD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Millimeter</paragraph>
  73 </tablecell>
  74 </tablerow>
  75 <tablerow>
  76 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  77 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106D4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">cm</paragraph>
  78 </tablecell>
  79 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  80 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106DA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Centimeter</paragraph>
  81 </tablecell>
  82 </tablerow>
  83 <tablerow>
  84 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  85 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106E1" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">in or "</paragraph>
  86 </tablecell>
  87 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  88 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106E7" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Inch</paragraph>
  89 </tablecell>
  90 </tablerow>
  91 <tablerow>
  92 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  93 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106EE" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">pi</paragraph>
  94 </tablecell>
  95 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
  96 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106F4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Pica</paragraph>
  97 </tablecell>
  98 </tablerow>
  99 <tablerow>
 100 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
 101 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106FB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">pt</paragraph>
 102 </tablecell>
 103 <tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
 104 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10701" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Point</paragraph>
 105 </tablecell>
 106 </tablerow>
 107 </table>
 108
 109 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10704" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The following formulas convert the units:</paragraph>
 110 <list type="unordered">
 111 <listitem>
 112 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070A" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 cm = 10 mm</paragraph>
 113 </listitem>
 114 <listitem>
 115 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 inch = 2.54 cm</paragraph>
 116 </listitem>
 117 <listitem>
 118 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10712" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 inch = 6 Pica = 72 Point</paragraph>
 119 </listitem>
 120 </list>
 121 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10715" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">For example, in a text document, open <emph>Format - Paragraph - Indents &amp; 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>
 122 <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>
 123 </section>
 124 <section id="relatedtopics">
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 127 </body>
 128 </helpdocument>