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Change width-height property to pixels?

Contributor ,
Jul 25, 2010 Jul 25, 2010

I accidentally switched the dimension display in the properties panel go from pixels to either inches or centimeters. I dropped the keyboard when this happened so I didn't see which buttons were pushed. Can someone please tell me how to make the width and height properties display pixels again please?

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Community Beginner , Jul 25, 2010 Jul 25, 2010

Thank you for your help but I found it. The option I was looking for was in the INFO panel. I had to search every single menu item to find it and after 3 hours I finally opened that one. In the drop-down box in the right corner of the panel it gives you a choice of how the colors, and the coordinates of objects are displayed. I don't know how but I must have pushed a shortcut key when I dropped the keyboard to make it show centimeters. I'm surely going to keep that panel open from now on ><.

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Jul 25, 2010 Jul 25, 2010

Click on the rectangle to select it. Change the values for width and height in the Properties panel. Press Entter.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 25, 2010 Jul 25, 2010

I don't mean to change the width and height of the recatangle. I want to change the property numbers to display pixels instead of inches. For example... In the poperties panel on the bottom of fireworks. it says the following:

W: ____   X______

H:  ____   Y______

Now the W H X and Y are all displaying inches...(W=1.4 H=2.3). I don't want this. I want the display to be W=400 H=400.

I hope that is clearer. I even uninstalled and reinstalled the web premium software and it still didn't resolve itself

EDIT: Im sorry I forgot I'm in my other account name. I am the orginal poster.

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Guide ,
Jul 25, 2010 Jul 25, 2010

Choose modify > Canvas , Canvas size. Switch from inches to pixels.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 25, 2010 Jul 25, 2010

Thank you for your help but I found it. The option I was looking for was in the INFO panel. I had to search every single menu item to find it and after 3 hours I finally opened that one. In the drop-down box in the right corner of the panel it gives you a choice of how the colors, and the coordinates of objects are displayed. I don't know how but I must have pushed a shortcut key when I dropped the keyboard to make it show centimeters. I'm surely going to keep that panel open from now on ><.

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 25, 2017 Oct 25, 2017

There is on "modify" on the menu. This is not helpful.

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New Here ,
Jul 22, 2018 Jul 22, 2018

wheres modify??

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Community Beginner ,
May 07, 2019 May 07, 2019

Edit > Preferences > Units & RUlers > Units: Rulers (Pixels). Now at the bottom info bar if you click the > you can select Document Dimensions and see the px X px (### ppi) info at all times.

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New Here ,
Mar 05, 2018 Mar 05, 2018

To change the units in info panel and dock, go to "File > Document Setup... " or press "Alt+Ctrl+P" and change the units to the one you need.

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Jul 28, 2019 Jul 28, 2019
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Illustrator 2019 answer:  File > Document Setup > Units: Pixels

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