Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 253)

Customizing & Automating Solutions 233
Choose Measurement Display Options For New Documents
You can display measurements in either centimeters, inches, millimeters, points, or picas.
Whichever option you choose in the View portion of the New File preferences determines their
display on the ruler and in any dialog in which measurement options display – unless you change
the unit of measurement for that particular file.
1. Choose Preferences… from the Nisus Writer Express menu.
2. Check New File at the top of the dialog.
3. Choose the unit type you want from the Units pop-up menu in the View Options area at the
top of the dialog as illustrated.
You can change the unit of measurement on a per document basis.
Determine the unit of measurement in any Nisus Writer Express document
▶ Choose the units you want from the Ruler Units submenu of the View menu.
Figure 198
The various units of measurement options on the ruler