# Selecting Measurement Units

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Selecting Measurement Units
You can select separate measurement units for $[officename] Writer, $[officename] Writer/Web, $[officename] Calc, $[officename] Impress and $[officename] Draw documents.
- Open a document of the type for which you want to change the measurement units.
- Choose %PRODUCTNAME - Preferences Tools - Options.
- In the left pane of the dialog, double-click the application for which you want to select the measurement unit.
  Double-click %PRODUCTNAME Writer if you want to select the measurement units for text documents.
- Click on General.
- On the General tab page, select the measurement unit. Close the dialog with OK.
Entering measurement units directly
%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences
Tools - Options
- %PRODUCTNAME Writer - General