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SausalitoDog
SausalitoDog
Inspiring
July 2, 2017
Question

Is there a way to change pixels to inches permanently in PS and/or LR?

  • July 2, 2017
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I would particularly like to change this in Create New Document, but would really prefer to change it in every instance.

I've put up with this for YEARS and finally realized there might be a solution that I just cannot figure out on my own!!!

thanks in advance

tom

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    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 2, 2017

    Hi

    There is a Unit setting in Preferences Units & Rulers.

    The unit setting in New Document and Image Size should stick with whatever you set it to the last time you used it.

    Dave

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 2, 2017

    Dave a new document event can change that preference...

    JJMack
    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 2, 2017

    Hi JJ

    The "new" New Document and image size seem to work independently of the preference ruler units and are sticky within those dialogues i.e. they stick with whatever you used last. So you can specify a new document in pixels and rulers will still show in inches.

    Changing the ruler itself, by right clicking, overrides and changes the preference setting.

    Or that is what happens here on CC2017.1.1 anyway

    Dave

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 2, 2017

    You can create as many presets as you need if you only need one create that one.  Select the preset when you create a new document. You could also add a Script Event manager...  new document event handler that would change the any new document that is opens in Photoshop to the size you want and insure ruler units are set to inches.  The handler can also initialize anything else you want for your new document. Check out menu File>Scripts>Script Event Manager... My event add garbage the  the file info metadata to work around CC 2015.5 scripting bug.  I also setup an Open event handler to do the same.

    JJMack
    SausalitoDog
    SausalitoDogAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 2, 2017

    Thanks, JJ. That sounds pretty daunting but I will give it a try.

    I was hoping for some existing setting in PS that would make a global change and also for LR (especially for the thumbnail info).

    cheers,

    tom

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