# MS Office 97 page setup

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-97-page-setup/303149>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 10, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-97-page-setup/303149 "2005-05-10T00:50:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 10, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-97-page-setup/303149/1 "2005-05-10T00:50:52Z")

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When I try to set margins they come up as centimeters. How do I switch to inches?

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**Author:** ![Toddly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@Toddly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toddly)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-97-page-setup/303149/2 "2005-05-10T00:55:15Z")

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Look under Tools \> Options and check the General Tab. There should be a box there for measurements.

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-97-page-setup/303149/3 "2005-05-10T01:35:15Z")

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Not so in Office97. The Office97 apps relied on the measurement set in Windows.

If you’re using WindowsXP: Go to Control Panel | Regional and Language Options, under the Regional Options tab click Customize…, and change Measurement System from Metric to US.