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Font units are used for
text sizes.
Page units are used for
other measurements.
Creating a new unit
You may want to specify measurements in units not provided as standard. For example,
racecourses are measured in furlongs (220 yards). Or a financial diagram may use US$.
Display the OPTIONS dialog box. If necessary, click the UNITS tab.
1. Click NEW UNIT. The unit properties window will appear:
2. Type in the unit name (e.g. US dollars). This name appears in menus.
3. Type in the ABBREVIATION ($). This is used when entering or displaying the units.
4. Select PREFIX ($xxxx) or SUFFIX (xxxx$ ) as appropriate. Designer Pro must be able
to relate the new unit to an existing unit. Type the relationship into the "IS
EQUIVALENT TO" field. For example, if you had used furlongs, then 1 furlong is
equivalent to 220 yards.
For units that do not relate to distance (for example US$), type in an appropriate scaling
factor. For example, 10US$ as equivalent to 10 millimeters.
Deleting a unit
You can only delete a unit you have created, not a standard unit.
Display the OPTIONS dialog box. If necessary, click the UNITS tab.
1. Choose the unit you want to delete from the UNIT DEFINITION list.
2. Click DELETE UNIT.
