You can now customize the units string shown in the layout scalebar. This helps in the case when you may want to produce a layout and show a unit name with an alternate spelling, such as "kilometers" vs. "kilometres".
The default unit naming convention has not changed. But if you wish to alter the units string, you can do so in the Layout Scale properties dialog during creation or you can modify an existing scalebar.
You can either click on the unit name shown below the scalebar sample, or click on the pencil icon to begin editing.
Note: If a scalebar has a customized unit name, the scalebar will not open in older
versions of MapInfo Pro (version 16.0 or earlier).