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In Photoshop, how do I change units from metric to imperial (inches)?

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Sep 23, 2015 Sep 23, 2015

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Does some one have an answer for me?

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Adobe Employee , Sep 23, 2015 Sep 23, 2015

Hi Michelineh,

Please follow the below steps to change the units in Photoshop.

> Launch Photoshop

> Click Photoshop > Preferences > Units & Rulers (In Mac)

               Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers (In Windows)

> Change Rulers to Inches

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> Click on Ok.

> Relaunch Photoshop and check for the issue.

Hope this helps.

~Mrinmay

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Community Expert , Sep 23, 2015 Sep 23, 2015

If you have rulers enabled, you can also right click on the rulers to change this:

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Hi Michelineh,

Please follow the below steps to change the units in Photoshop.

> Launch Photoshop

> Click Photoshop > Preferences > Units & Rulers (In Mac)

               Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers (In Windows)

> Change Rulers to Inches

Rulers.PNG

> Click on Ok.

> Relaunch Photoshop and check for the issue.

Hope this helps.

~Mrinmay

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If you have rulers enabled, you can also right click on the rulers to change this:

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I'll add my 2 cents worth.  Chuck's suggestion is the usual way.  It is quick, easy, and can be done on the fly.  If you have an image that was created with a metric size, open up the image size dialog, and uncheck Resample.  Then use the size drop down and chose your unit.

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Note that you won't normally get a nice rounded result like above, depending on the number of pixels.   In this instance 1 Inch = 25.4mm so it worked out nicely.

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