Taking Control of Ruler Units with a Single Click

CATEGORIES: Design Tip of the Day, InDesign | Jeff Witchel | May 18, 2007

I opened an InDesign layout that another freelancer had created. When I looked at my Rulers, they were using Picas for the units of measurement. Is there any way to quickly change to Inches without having to go into Preferences?

Sure! Control-click (Right Button-click on PC) with your mouse on the intersection of the two Rulers in the upper left-hand corner of your document window, and select Inches (or Inches Decimal) from the pop-up menu. To change only one Ruler, Control-click (Right Button-click on PC) with your mouse on that particular Ruler.

Tip provided by Jeff Witchel, Certified Adobe® Training Provider.

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