How to change default units for document presets?

[whatyouare]

Open Illustrator, select Create New, new box pops up with print, web, mobile, etc. preset options - when I select the "print" option, the units are in points, how can I save this preset to display in inches? Selecting inches in "general" preferences does not fix this.

[Monika Gause]

You can change the New document profile. Those are Illustrator files. There has just been a thread about the process yesterday.

[whatyouare]

If you're referring to this post: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/is-there-a-way-to-name-and-save-your-custom-document-pres...

There's no information there regarding how to display inches instead of units.

[Larry G. Schneider]

Do you know how to show Rulers for your new document. If you have them showing, try double clicking on the box where the rulers meet (upper left). This should reveal a dropdown menu with a list of measurement options. Click on inches and then name and save the document. Move the newly saved document to the New Document Profile folder in your user account.