Application.PointsToInches Method

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Converts a measurement from points to inches (1 inch = 72 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.

Syntax

expression.PointsToInches(Points)

expression   A variable that represents an Application object. Optional.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Points Required Single The measurement, in points.

Return Value
Single

Example

This example converts the measurement of the top margin for the active document to inches and displays the result in a message box.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  MsgBox PointsToInches(ActiveDocument.Sections(1) _
    .PageSetup.TopMargin)

This example converts the value of the variable sngData (a measurement in points) to centimeters, inches, lines, millimeters, or picas, depending on the value of the variable intUnit (a value from 1 through 5 that indicates the resulting unit of measurement).

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Function ConvertPoints(ByVal intUnit As Integer, _
    sngData As Single) As Single

Select Case intUnit
    Case 1
        ConvertPoints = PointsToCentimeters(sngData)
    Case 2
        ConvertPoints = <strong class="bterm">PointsToInches</strong>(sngData)
    Case 3
        ConvertPoints = PointsToLines(sngData)
    Case 4
        ConvertPoints = PointsToMillimeters(sngData)
    Case 5
        ConvertPoints = PointsToPicas(sngData)
    Case Else
        Error 5
End Select



End Function

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