Units set to centimeters do not show proper size of documents in Acrobat 24.1

Report · Nov 13, 2024

I have an issue with Acrobat 24.1 displaying incorrect size of the document.

I use Acrobat to check sizes of documents before sending them to print so they need to precise and consistent.

I work in metric system so only milimeteres and centimeteres are important here.

So I've created a file in Illustrator and I set the canvas to be 200 x 120 cm. There is no bleed and any other added elements, only the canvas.

I then check the size in Acrobat and it shows 199,977 x 119,986 cm.

When I change units to milimeters it properly shows 2000 x 1200 mm.

Real dimensions can also be found in Use print production > Set page boxes and those are in centimeters. I can see here 200,00 x 120,00 cm.

So my questions are why is that a thing and can I somehow fix it?

I know I can use milimeters, but when working with big sizes like 50x10m (which I ocasionally am) it can be confusing on the first glance how much zeroes is there and it really is important for me.