2001-11-01 At work, we use Lotus Word-pro. I haven't paid attention to the ruler, but I noticed the header and footer, etc. defaults are in centimetres. If in the regional settings of Windows the default units are set to metric, Wordpro is also metric. But, the default values are always non-rational numbers, such as the distance from the left edge of the page to where the text starts would be 0.1 in or 2.54 cm.
I would like to see totally different defaults displayed when metric is the chosen system, such as 2 cm, or any rational to one decimal place, where the digit to the right of the decimal is either a 0 or a 5. I was able to change the settings manually and create a default master. But, it is a real irritation to have those awful hidden FFU numbers staring at you. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2001-11-01 13:21 Subject: [USMA:15927] Re: Word software-Only fractions not decimals > Duncan Bath wrote: "I'm using Corel Word Eight. It is set for SI and the > rulers etc. are in cm and subdivided in mm. I find it very convenient." > > > Corel Ventura 8 is the same. Moreover, you can switch units just by right > clicking on the ruler and selecting from inches, picas, millimeters, > ciceros, and inches decimal. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
