When indenting paragraphs, what does ch stand for? in Word General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              The Dope 8/6/2005 5:19 AM PST   Question   In Word 2002, in the Paragraph window, when setting the indentation for a paragraph, the unit displayed is "ch". What is this or what does it stand for? I can find nothing about it in help anywhere. I have units set to display in inches, though it doesn't matter what unit I choose, it always displays "ch" in the paragraph indent area.     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Graham Mayor 8/6/2005 6:10 AM PST   Answer   Character units - see http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> The Dope wrote: > In Word 2002, in the Paragraph window, when setting the indentation > for a paragraph, the unit displayed is "ch". What is this or what > does it stand for? I can find nothing about it in help anywhere. I > have units set to display in inches, though it doesn't matter what > unit I choose, it always displays "ch" in the paragraph indent area.     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           The Dope 8/7/2005 1:59 AM PST   Thanks so much. Of course, after I posted the question, the fact that "ch" likely stood for character became apparent. But it's still a bother when I've been used to setting indents by tenths of an inch instead. The page referenced shows a workaround but it requires running a macro every time you open a document, apparently. "Graham Mayor" wrote: > Character units - see http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > The Dope wrote: > > In Word 2002, in the Paragraph window, when setting the indentation > > for a paragraph, the unit displayed is "ch". What is this or what > > does it stand for? I can find nothing about it in help anywhere. I > > have units set to display in inches, though it doesn't matter what > > unit I choose, it always displays "ch" in the paragraph indent area. > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Graham Mayor 8/7/2005 3:16 AM PST   Have you actually read the page? The problem is attributable to a minor bug. The page shows a fix. It does not even require you to run a macro, but to apply some code in direct mode - once!. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> The Dope wrote: > Thanks so much. Of course, after I posted the question, the fact that > "ch" likely stood for character became apparent. But it's still a > bother when I've been used to setting indents by tenths of an inch > instead. > > The page referenced shows a workaround but it requires running a > macro every time you open a document, apparently. > > > > "Graham Mayor" wrote: > >> Character units - see http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm >> >> -- >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> My web site www.gmayor.com >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> The Dope wrote: >>> In Word 2002, in the Paragraph window, when setting the indentation >>> for a paragraph, the unit displayed is "ch". What is this or what >>> does it stand for? I can find nothing about it in help anywhere. I >>> have units set to display in inches, though it doesn't matter what >>> unit I choose, it always displays "ch" in the paragraph indent area.     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies