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| <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Conversion of measurement units</title> |
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| <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created> |
| <lastedited date="2007-01-26T10:42:38">UFI: added index entries</lastedited> |
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| <section id="metrik"> |
| <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147543"><bookmark_value>measurement units; converting</bookmark_value> |
| <bookmark_value>units; converting</bookmark_value> |
| <bookmark_value>converting;metrics</bookmark_value> |
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| <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147543" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1">Conversion of measurement units</paragraph> |
| <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> |
| <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> |
| <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> |
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| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_idN106BA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Unit abbreviation</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_idN106C0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Explanation</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| </tablerow> |
| <tablerow> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106C7" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">mm</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106CD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Millimeter</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| </tablerow> |
| <tablerow> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106D4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">cm</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106DA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Centimeter</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| </tablerow> |
| <tablerow> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106E1" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">in or "</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106E7" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Inch</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| </tablerow> |
| <tablerow> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106EE" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">pi</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106F4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Pica</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| </tablerow> |
| <tablerow> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106FB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">pt</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
| <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> |
| <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10701" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Point</paragraph> |
| </tablecell> |
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| <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10704" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The following formulas convert the units:</paragraph> |
| <list type="unordered"> |
| <listitem> |
| <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070A" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 cm = 10 mm</paragraph> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 inch = 2.54 cm</paragraph> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10712" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">1 inch = 6 Pica = 72 Point</paragraph> |
| </listitem> |
| </list> |
| <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> |
| <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> |
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