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On Page Setup you can only change the page margin in Inches - is there any way of using centimetres instead?

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As the page set-up on non-American systems is usually done in centimeters (which tend to use the A4 page size), it would make sense to give users the option of setting their margins in centimetres.

As the page set-up on non-American systems is usually done in centimeters (which tend to use the A4 page size), it would make sense to give users the option of setting their margins in centimetres.

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You may get the margins in cm (mm) if you select a paper type that uses metric dimensions.

"a5Size", "a4Size", "a3Size", "a2Size", "a1Size", "a0Size"


Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  • Java Plug-in 1.5.0_10 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

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You may get the margins in cm (mm) if you select a paper type that uses metric dimensions.

"a5Size", "a4Size", "a3Size", "a2Size", "a1Size", "a0Size"


Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  • Java Plug-in 1.5.0_10 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

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Thanks for the reply. I have now found another post that asks the same question: "How can I use metric units in Page Setup dialog box?" - and that contains information that expands on the above reply.