Aug 18, 2024
Google docs measurements stuck in cm
I have tried changing the language to English US but it is still stuck in cm, even the spelling of centimetres is still in English UK when the language is switched.
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Unfortunately, the measurements in Docs are based on the country a user is located in and/or the language they have selected as their preferred (top) language in their Google account (myaccount.google.com). Is your language set to English (US) in your account?
Jo S.
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Aug 18, 2024
After searching about this I found that possibly changing my language to English (US) would change the units to inches but after doing so it still remained as centimetres.
Did you change it in Google Docs as well?
If you did both of those, try closing out Docs, clearing the cache in your browser, and then restarting your computer.
Do inches show for you now?
Jo S.
Aug 18, 2024
I've always argued that measurements (and paper sizes) should be independent of language and location.
Aug 18, 2024
Do you have any other Google accounts? I'm thinking this might be account related, so if you have any other accounts, it might be worth checking.
Otherwise, please share your concerns about this directly with the Docs team by opening a Docs document and going to Help > Help Docs improve. The team is unable to respond to individual users, but they do review all feedback sent to them and use it to improve the product over time.
Jo S.
Aug 19, 2024
Hi Hannah Mayes 9564,
I'm just dropping in here to make sure everything is lined up to give inches with UK English.
Go here to set your Preferred Language to English > United States
This will give the inches ruler.
Open the Docs file that is owned by the same account for which you set the Preferred Language.
If the file is already open.. then REOPEN it.
Go to the menu File > Language > English (United Kingdom)
This sets the dictionary of the file to UK English.
I have just done this procedure and my ruler now shows as inches (as in the screenshot above)
If you still don't have inches ruler, try clearing the browser cache and cookies
If all that is done, and you still don't have the inches ruler then we need to look at what can be preventing it... In this case proceed with the assistance from PE Jo.
Last edited Aug 19, 2024