Units Options

To open the Units Options, choose Options from the Utilities menu and click on the Units tab. This section allows the control of the use of units in Xara LX and the definition of new, custom units. See units overview for a list of standard units. You can also define your own.

Default Units

Page Units

These are the units used for most measurements in Xara LX. For more information, see Changing the page units.

Font Units

These units are used by Xara LX for text measurements. For more information, see Changing the font units.

Color Units

These are used by the Color Editor when you are editing colors. For more information, see Changing the color units.

Unit Definition

This section displays the custom units you have created and allows you to add and delete units. For information on this, see Creating a custom unit.

New Unit

Click this button to create a new custom unit. It opens the Unit Properties dialog box.

Delete Unit

Click this button to delete the custom unit selected in the list.

Properties

Click this button to alter the properties of the unit selected in the list. It opens the Unit Properties dialog box.

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