Adobe InCopy CC 2015 - Manual (Page 119)

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Last updated 6/13/2015
You can set up different measurement systems for horizontal and vertical rulers. For example, many newspapers
measure horizontal layouts in picas and vertical text stories in inches. The system you select for the horizontal ruler
governs tabs, margins, indents, and other measurements. Each spread has its own vertical ruler; however, all vertical
rulers use the same settings you specify in the Units & Increments section of the Preferences dialog box.
The default unit of measure for the rulers is picas (a pica equals 12 points). You can change the ruler units and control
where the major tick marks appear on a ruler. For example, if you change the ruler unit for the vertical ruler to 12 points,
a major ruler increment appears every 12 points (if such a display is possible in the current magnification). The tick
mark labels include your customized major tick marks, so when the ruler reads 3 in the same example, it marks the
third instance of the 12-point increment, or 36 points.
A Labeled tick marks B Major tick marks C Minor tick marks
Setting custom ruler increments in the vertical ruler is useful for lining up a ruler’s major tick marks with a baseline
grid.
Specify the measurement units
You can set custom measurement units for the on-screen rulers and for use in panels and dialog boxes. You can also
change these settings at any time and temporarily override the current measurement units as you enter a value.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments (Windows) or InCopy > Preferences > Units & Increments (Mac
OS).
2 For Horizontal and Vertical, choose the measurement system you want to use for horizontal and vertical dimensions
in rulers, dialog boxes, and panels; choose Custom, and type the number of points at which you want the ruler to
display major tick marks. Click OK.
You can also change ruler units by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac OS) a ruler, and choosing the
units from the context menu.
Override default measurement units
You can specify a unit of measurement that is different from the default.
❖ Highlight the existing value in a panel or dialog box, and type the new value using the notation in the following table: