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Last updated 6/13/2015
Japanese measurement units
Q and Ha are units used in a Japanese manual or automatic photo composer to show font size, tracking or leading
length. Each unit has a value of 0.25mm. Q is used only to express font size, Ha can be used to express direction and
length for leading, object spacing and similar elements.
You can also use points (also known as American points) to indicate font size on computers, or Adobe PostScript®
points to indicate leading or spacing. One American point is 0.35146 millimeters, and there are 72.27 American points
in 1 inch and 72 PostScript points in 1 inch.
Change the zero point
The zero point is the position at which the zeros on the horizontal and vertical rulers intersect. By default, the zero point
is at the top left corner of the first page of each spread. This means that the default position of the zero point is always
the same relative to a spread, but may seem to vary relative to the pasteboard.
The X and Y position coordinates in the Control panel, Info panel, and Transform panel are displayed relative to the
zero point. You can move the zero point to measure distances, to create a new reference point for measurement, or to
tile oversized pages. By default, each spread has one zero point at the upper left corner of the first page, but you can also
locate it at the binding spine, or specify that each page in a spread has its own zero point.
To specify: Type these letters after the
value: Examples Result
Q q 6q 6 Q
Ha h 6h 6 Ha
Inches i
in
inch
"
5.25i
5.25in
5.25inch
5.25”
5 1/4 inches
Millimeters mm 48mm 48 millimeters
Centimeters cm 12cm 12 centimeters
Picas p 3p 3 picas
Points pt
p (before value)
6pt
p6
6 points
American points ap 6ap 6 American points
Picas and points p (between values) 3p6 3 picas, 6 points
Pixels px 5px 5 pixels
Ciceros c 5c 5 ciceros
Agates ag 5ag agates