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+<helpdocument version="1.0">
+<meta>
+<topic id="textshared0000000003xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
+<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Conversion of measurement units</title>
+<filename>/text/shared/00/00000003.xhp</filename>
+</topic>
+<history>
+<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
+</history>
+</meta>
+<body>
+<section id="measurement_units">
+<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147543"><bookmark_value>measurement units; converting</bookmark_value>
+<bookmark_value>units; converting</bookmark_value>
+<bookmark_value>converting;metrics</bookmark_value>
+<bookmark_value>metrics;converting</bookmark_value>
+</bookmark>
+<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147543" xml-lang="en-US" level="1">Conversion of measurement units</paragraph>
+<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1069F" xml-lang="en-US">In some dialogs, you can enter measurement values into input boxes. If you just enter a numerical value, the default measurement unit is used.</paragraph>
+<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106A2" xml-lang="en-US">You define the default measurement unit for Writer text documents in the dialog that you get by choosing <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><emph>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</emph></caseinline><defaultinline><emph>Tools - Options</emph></defaultinline></switchinline><emph> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - General</emph>. For Calc, Draw, and Impress, you open a document of that type and then open the appropriate <emph>General</emph> page as for Writer.</paragraph>
+<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106AD" xml-lang="en-US">In input boxes for length units you can also add the unit abbreviation according to the following list:</paragraph>
+<table id="tbl_id402233">
+<tablerow>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_idN106BA" xml-lang="en-US">Unit abbreviation</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_idN106C0" xml-lang="en-US">Explanation</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+</tablerow>
+<tablerow>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106C7" xml-lang="en-US">mm</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106CD" xml-lang="en-US">Millimeter</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+</tablerow>
+<tablerow>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106D4" xml-lang="en-US">cm</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106DA" xml-lang="en-US">Centimeter</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+</tablerow>
+<tablerow>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106E1" xml-lang="en-US">in or ″</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106E7" xml-lang="en-US">Inch</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+</tablerow>
+<tablerow>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106EE" xml-lang="en-US">pi</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106F4" xml-lang="en-US">Pica</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+</tablerow>
+<tablerow>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106FB" xml-lang="en-US">pt</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+<tablecell colspan="" rowspan="">
+<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10701" xml-lang="en-US">Point</paragraph>
+</tablecell>
+</tablerow>
+</table>
+
+<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10704" xml-lang="en-US">The following formulas convert the units:</paragraph>
+<list type="unordered">
+<listitem>
+<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070A" xml-lang="en-US">1 cm = 10 mm</paragraph>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070E" xml-lang="en-US">1 inch = 2.54 cm</paragraph>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10712" xml-lang="en-US">1 inch = 6 Pica = 72 Point</paragraph>
+</listitem>
+</list>
+<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10715" xml-lang="en-US">For example, in a text document, open <emph>Format - Paragraph - Indents &amp; Spacing</emph>. To indent the current paragraph by one inch, enter <item type="literal">1 in</item> or <item type="literal">1"</item> into the "Before text" box. To indent the paragraph by 1 cm, enter <item type="literal">1 cm</item> into the input box.</paragraph>
+<paragraph role="tip" id="par_idN1074C" xml-lang="en-US">To input the maximum or minimum allowed value respectively, click the current value and then press the <item type="keycode">Page Up</item> or <item type="keycode">Page Down</item> key.</paragraph>
+</section>
+<section id="relatedtopics">
+<embed href="text/shared/guide/measurement_units.xhp#measurement_units"/>
+</section>
+</body>
+</helpdocument>