{"id":41810,"date":"2014-10-04T21:22:02","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T15:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=41810"},"modified":"2021-09-16T19:48:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T14:18:17","slug":"change-powerpoint-measurement-units-cm-inches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2014\/10\/change-powerpoint-measurement-units-cm-inches\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Cm to Inches in PowerPoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you change cm to inches (cm to in) in PowerPoint<\/strong>? I wanted to convert 36 inches to cm as I <\/span>was making this poster for a conference that required a poster size of 36 in x 55 in, but every time I was getting the PowerPoint slides size in centimeters.<\/p>\n

As I desperately tried to tinker with the settings in PowerPoint I realized that there was no easy way to change the measurement units from centimeters to inches in the PowerPoint settings.<\/p>\n

Google Converts 36 inches to cm<\/span>!<\/h3>\n

Since my PowerPoint settings showed cm size by default, to create a poster of size 36 into 44 inches, I used the Google calculator to get convert inches to cm. Simply type ‘36 in to cm<\/span>‘ in the browser bar and I got a poster size of 142.24 cm x 91.44 cm!<\/p>\n

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This is how my PowerPoint slide size looked like.<\/p>\n

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I found that the professional printer could print a maximum poster length on one side of 36 inches. Getting all those decimal points in centimeters, it might lead to a slight error in printing size. So I wanted to change cm to inches in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n

PowerPoint Cm to In<\/h3>\n

The secret lies in the Windows region and language settings. In the Windows 7 Control Panel, go to ‘Region and Language<\/strong>‘, then go to ‘Additional Settings<\/strong>‘, Under the ‘Numbers’<\/strong> tab, you will find the Measurement system.<\/p>\n

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It was selected to Metric<\/strong>, I changed it to ‘U.S.<\/strong>‘ and clicked ‘Apply’. That’s it.<\/p>\n

Now in my Office 365<\/a> PowerPoint software, I again opened the Design > Slide size<\/em> and behold, the slide size was now in inches.<\/p>\n

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I have been troubled by this simple measurement unit issue for a long time, but finally, I have been able to solve this issue. It is surprising that this small change needed a setting change that was so deeply embedded in the Windows setting. Well, now you know.<\/p>\n

BTW it also changes your PowerPoint Ruler<\/strong> units also … so if you display Ruler in Powerpoint for fine alignment, those units can also be converted to your measurement units choice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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