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Maurelle
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September 27, 2017
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Changing unit from mm to inches in Print > Page Set up

  • September 27, 2017
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How do I permanently change the 'PAPER SIZE" unit from mm to inches?  I tried just typing it the numbers then put inches on the end but it reverts back to mm. Thank you!

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Correct answer Bill Silbert

I just realized that what you are showing is your printer's page setup provided by the OS. It is not actually part of Illustrator. As a matter of fact the first time you use it you get the dialog warning shown below:

I will admit that I also use this page setup when I print but as the warning says the print options do exist within the Illustrator native part of the Print dialog window. You can choose your page size there if you are having problems with the OS provided page setup.

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naaz simra
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July 23, 2019

Thanks for sharing this awesome info.

Bill Silbert
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Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 27, 2017

You can change that globally in the New document dialog window. I've included both the Legacy version and the current version of that window in the screen shot below:

After you open and save your document quit the program and then reopen it. Then check the new document window again to confirm that the change has registered.

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MaurelleAuthor
Participating Frequently
September 27, 2017

Hello, Bill!

Thank you for your reply. My global setting has always been inches, I also tried to do it again, closed and open the file and choose print but it still shows mm on the Paper Size  

Bill Silbert
Community Expert
Bill SilbertCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
September 27, 2017

I just realized that what you are showing is your printer's page setup provided by the OS. It is not actually part of Illustrator. As a matter of fact the first time you use it you get the dialog warning shown below:

I will admit that I also use this page setup when I print but as the warning says the print options do exist within the Illustrator native part of the Print dialog window. You can choose your page size there if you are having problems with the OS provided page setup.

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