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Ahisa71
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July 12, 2016
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Changing unit to inches for New Document in InDesign

  • July 12, 2016
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Hello,

My InDesign somehow just decided to change the unit for documents from inches to points. I don't really points so I want to put it back to inches but haven't trouble. I think the way to change the units for new documents was to go to Preferences - Units and Increments and change the H and V units there. My Preference for units is already set as inches. And my rulers are shown in inches, too. But, when I open a New Document, it still shows me all units in "p". After having this issue, I updated the InDesign CC yesterday, too, but still having the trouble. Can anyone help please? Thank you!

    Correct answer Geоrge

    Close all opened documents, and than only set your units in CTRL+K, than shutdown and open ID.

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    Geоrge
    Geоrge
    Legend
    July 13, 2016

    I'm not mean to restart windows But, cool that this help to topic-starter.

    Mean that need to add changes in preferences in ID when not opened any documents, than close ID (shutdown ID, not PC), and open again. That works not only to units - works for all preferences of InDesign to change some default settings (workspace, basic styles, etc).

    However - When InDesign works slow with Windows, or have some "bugs" first decision is a restart PC, yes

    Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
    Geоrge
    GeоrgeCorrect answer
    Legend
    July 12, 2016

    Close all opened documents, and than only set your units in CTRL+K, than shutdown and open ID.

    Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
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      Ahisa71Author
      Participant
      July 12, 2016

      When I pressed CTRL+K, nothing happened, but I changed the preference again, closed ID, re-opened and somehow it worked!! Thank you!!

      Barb Binder
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      Barb BinderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 12, 2016

      That's an unexpected extra step (quitting and restarting)—but good to know!

      FYI, I didn't need to quit on my system to see the measurement change —Mac 10.11.5/InDesign 2015.4—so hopefully, that function will be restored for you with a later patch.

      ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
        Barb Binder
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        Barb BinderCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        July 12, 2016

        open a New Document

        Are you opening a document or creating a new document?

        File > New > Document will use the units as set in Preferences.

        File > Open will use the units already set within that file. Changing the rulers by right clicking within an open file will change the units of measure for that one file.

        Try closing all open documents, and return to Preferences > Units & Increments and set Horizontal and Vertical to Inches. Then try again with File > New > Document.

        Set preferences in Adobe InDesign

        Use rulers and measurement units in Adobe InDesign

        ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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          Ahisa71Author
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          July 12, 2016

          Hello, thanks for your quick reply! I am trying to open a New Document. I did change the horizontal and vertical unit setting to inches in the preferences but it still doesn't change the setting for opening up a new document. When I go back to the Preference, it does say "inches" in the H & V units. But the New Document setting still stays the same. I closed, it, re-opened it, tried the same process a few times, updated the InDesign, but still no luck... Very strange...

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