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Setting Up Your Document 49
Setting units of measure
FreeHand offers precision and flexibility for entering numeric values and displaying the rulers
and grid:
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You can choose from points, picas, inches, decimal inches, millimeters, kyus, centimeters, or
pixels to display in the rulers, panels, and dialog boxes.
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You can override the default unit of measure in numeric text boxes. If you override the default
unit of measure, FreeHand automatically converts the value to the default unit of measure. For
example, entering
125m in a text box yields 125 millimeters instead of 125 points; the 125-
millimeter value is automatically converted to 354.3307 points.
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You can enter mathematical equations and combine units of measure in numeric text boxes to
have FreeHand automatically calculate values for you.
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You can define custom units of measure equivalent to other units of measure, including meters,
feet, miles, ciceros, and didots. For more information, see “Using the rulers” on page 52.
To set the unit of measure for an entire document
:
1
Click the Units pop-up menu in the Status toolbar (Windows) or in the bottom of the
Document window (Macintosh).
2
Select a unit of measure.
This setting affects almost all numeric text boxes except the text-related settings based on
points. For example, if the Units pop-up menu is set to inches, entering
12 in a font size text
box yields 12-point type regardless of the unit of measure.
To set a unit of measure other than the default in a numeric text box:
1
Enter a numeric value followed by the unit— i for inches, p for picas, pt for points, m for
millimeters, c for centimeters, and x for pixels.
For example, enter 7p for 7 picas.
2
Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
To specify a value using mathematical functions:
1
Enter numeric values and create an equation using any of the following mathematical symbols:
+ (addition)
– (subtraction)
* (multiplication)
/ (division)
Multiplication and division operations are evaluated before addition and subtraction if you
combine these operations.
You can combine different units in an equation. For example, if the default unit of measure in
the Units menu is set to points, entering
4*50-49 , 71+80 , or 2i + p7 in a text box yields 151
points. If you enter an invalid equation or unit, FreeHand tries to resolve it or enters 0.
2
Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).