Skip to main content
Inspiring
April 16, 2017
Question

How to measure an object size in InDesign?

  • April 16, 2017
  • 1 reply
  • 15097 views

In a document I've been working on a long time, I can select an object and its dimensions appear in the menu

next to the dimensions of the document dimensions.

But in my new InDesign document, it doesn't. I tried all I could to find the answer, but no luck.

     Thanks,

      Morty

This topic has been closed for replies.

1 reply

Steve Werner
Adobe Expert
April 16, 2017

The dimensions of an InDesign object when selected are visible in the Control panel (the W and H fields shown below), or the Transform panel.

Inspiring
April 16, 2017

Yes, Steve,

   The H and W shows in my older document, but not in the new one.

The Object>Transform doesn't give dimensions either—it allows the change of size.

Thanks,

Morty

jane-e
Adobe Expert
April 16, 2017

Morty, post a screen shot — similar to Steve's. Otherwise we can only guess at what you are seeing.