Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 54)

INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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Kerning Controls the increment for kerning using the keyboard shortcuts.
6 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. By right-clicking or Control-clicking at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical
rulers, you can change the ruler units for both rulers at the same time.
See also
“Keys for working with type” on page 638
“Keys for selecting and moving objects” on page 635
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:
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
Inches i
in
inch
"
5.25i
5.25in
5.25inch
5.25”
5 1/4 inches
Millimeters mm 48mm 48 millime-
ters
Picas p 3p 3 picas
Points pt
p (before value)
6pt
p6
6 points
Picas and
points p (between
values) 3p6 3 picas, 6
points
Ciceros c 5c 5 ciceros
Agates ag 5ag agates