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To temporarily override the measurement units:
Highlight the existing value in a palette or dialog box, and type the new value using the
notation in the following table:
To specify: Type these
letters after
the value:
Inches i, in, inch, or "
Millimeters mm
Picas p
Points p (before value)
pt (after value)
Picas and p (after value)
points
Ciceros c
Note: Like other graphic-arts software from Adobe and other companies, InDesign uses
PostScript points, which don't correspond exactly to traditional printer points. There are
72.27 traditional printer points in an inch, as opposed to 72 PostScript points.
You can quickly cycle through units of measurement by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Alt+U
(Windows) or Cmd+Shift+Opt+U (Mac OS).
Changing the zero point
The zero point is the position at which the zeros on the horizontal and vertical rulers
intersect. By default, the zero point is at the top left corner of the first page of each spread.
This means that the default position of the zero point is always the same relative to a
spread, but may seem to vary relative to the pasteboard.
The X and Y position coordinates in the Transform palette are displayed relative to the zero
point. You can move the zero point to measure distances, to create a new reference point
for measurement, or to tile oversized pages. By default, each spread has one zero point at
the upper left corner of the first page, but you can also locate it at the binding spine, or
specify that each page in a spread has its own zero point.
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Example Example
(original) (InDesign
notation)
5 1/4 inches 5.25i
48 millime- 48mm
ters
3 picas 3p
6 points p6, 6pt
3 picas, 3p6
6 points
5 ciceros 5c
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