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Brian5C80
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November 26, 2020
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Units set to be displayed in inches, showing MM

  • November 26, 2020
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I have the units preferences set to be displayed in inches in Illustrator CC, which it used to be displayed in. All of a sudden it has started displaying in MM for objects and art boards, and I'm assuming everything else. The preferences are still set to inches for all 3 options. I have closed the app many times and rebooted the computer twice. The app is and has been up to date. What gives? It is making it nearly impossible for me to get anything done. Please help!

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    Correct answer Kurt Gold

    What happens if you show the rulers (see View menu), right click on the ruler and choose Inches as the desired unit?

     

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    Kurt Gold
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    Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 26, 2020

    There are many situations where it is quite useful to have the distinction between general preference settings and settings at the document level.

     

    That is obviously the reason why it may vary.

     

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      defaultunrcjuaw2g0l
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      June 12, 2024

      Agree. OP should have done the following:
      1) Go to File > Document Setup.

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      2. Change units to whatever they want.

      Kurt Gold
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      Kurt GoldCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      November 26, 2020

      What happens if you show the rulers (see View menu), right click on the ruler and choose Inches as the desired unit?

       

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        Brian5C80Author
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        November 26, 2020

        Thanks for the reply. The ruler is reading in MM as well. These two new objects I opened separately today are both scalable vector files and are editable as such. But one opened in pixels and the other in MM. Again, I opened them separately, not at the same time or on the same art board. I did open a file that I created in Illustrator months ago and it opened in inches. But with he preferences for units set to inches, shouldn't everything open or be placed in inches? It use to work that way. I haven't used the app in about a month, was fine last time I used it, but now its doing this.

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