Setting Your Default Units - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

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You can set the default paper and layout units, distance units, and area units as a software preference.

To set your default units:

  1. On the PRO tab, click Options, and System Settings to open the System Settings Preferences dialog box.
  2. In the Units panel, select from the following drop-down lists:
    • Paper and Layout Units - Specifies the units when you measure the size of objects in a layout and the size of paper in the Print dialog boxes. Choose a unit of measurement from the drop-down list. The default is set to inches. You can choose: inches, picas, points, millimeters, and centimeters.
    • Distance Units - Specifies the default distance units you want to use for all subsequently created maps. Options include: US Survey feet, yards, rods, chains, miles, nautical miles, millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers.
    • Area Units - Specifies the default area units you want to use for all subsequently created maps. Options include: square inches, square links, square feet, square yards, square rods, perches, square chains, roods, acres, square miles, square nautical miles, square millimeters, square centimeters, square meters, hectares, and square kilometers.
  3. Click OK to close the dialog and save your settings.