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You can drag vertically or horizontally along the rulers
or over any part of the Designer Pro editing window. As
you do, a dotted line will outline the new position.
This also moves the grid origin so that divisions on the
ruler always align with the grid.

You can also move the zero point under the GRID & RULER tab (on page 630) of the
Options dialog.

Measurement units

You can define the units in which to display measurements. The default display units are:

• points (1/72 of an inch) for text and line widths.
• centimeters for most measurements.

You can enter dimensions in the other units by using a suffix or prefix (dependent on the
unit type). For example, 2.5in for 2.5 inches. You can enter dimensions using two units.
For example, 2pi 4pt for a dimension of 2 picas, 4 points. Note that units entered will be
converted and displayed in your default unit.

Millipoints
A millipoint is 1/1,000th of a point (1/72,000th of an inch). All Designer Pro
measurements are stored internally in millipoints and then converted to the appropriate
units when displayed. Dimensions other than millipoints are rounded if necessary. If you
want to work in exact units without rounding, display measurements in millipoints.

"Customizing Designer Pro (on page 624)" has full details of the options dialog box.

Options dialog box

Measurement units for the selected document are controlled by the Options dialog.
Choose "UTILITIES -> OPTIONS" or right click a page and choose "PAGE OPTIONS -> UNITS".

Changing the default display units
Display the options dialog box. If necessary, click the units tab.