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  2. Margin (typography) - Wikipedia

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    The default margins for Microsoft Word from version 2007 onward have been 1 inch (25.4 mm) all around; in Word 2003, the default top and bottom margins were 1 inch (25.4 mm), but 1.25 inches (31.7 mm) were given at the left and the right. [31] [32] OpenOffice Writer and LibreOffice Writer have 0.79 inch (20 mm) all around. [33]

  3. Graduation (scale) - Wikipedia

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    A ruler with two linear scales: the metric and imperial.It includes shorter minor graduations and longer major graduations. A graduation is a marking used to indicate points on a visual scale, which can be present on a container, a measuring device, or the axes of a line plot, usually one of many along a line or curve, each in the form of short line segments perpendicular to the line or curve.

  4. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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    The Fournier scale: two inches in total, divided into four half-inches, the medium intervals are one line (1 ⁄ 12 inch), and the smallest intervals are 1 ⁄ 36 inch; no intervals for the point is given, though. Fournier printed a reference scale of 144 points over two inches; however, it was too rough to accurately measure a single point. [11]

  5. Cun (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A cun (Chinese: 寸 ts'wun; Pinyin cùn IPA |mi=), often glossed as the Chinese inch, is a traditional Chinese unit of length.Its traditional measure is the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle, whereas the width of the two forefingers denotes 1.5 cun and the width of four fingers (except the thumb) side-by-side is 3 cuns. [1]

  6. Column inch - Wikipedia

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    The column inch size for advertisements that spread over more than one column is determined by multiplying the number of inches high by number of columns. For example, an advertisement that is 3 columns wide by 6 inches high takes up 18 column inches (3 columns wide multiplied by 6 inches high).

  7. Line length - Wikipedia

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    In typography, line length is the width of a block of typeset text, usually measured in units of length like inches or points or in characters per line (in which case it is a measure). A block of text or paragraph has a maximum line length that fits a determined design. If the lines are too short then the text becomes disjointed; if they are ...

  8. English units - Wikipedia

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    = 3 ⁄ 4 inch Finger: 22.23 mm = 7 ⁄ 8 inch Inch: 25.4 mm: 3 barleycorns (the historical legal definition) Nail (cloth) 57.15 mm: 3 digits = 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches = 1 ⁄ 16 yard Palm: 76.2 mm: 3 inches Hand: 101.6 mm: 4 inches Shaftment: 165 mm or 152 mm: Width of the hand and outstretched thumb, 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches before 12th century, 6 ...

  9. Template:Convert - Wikipedia

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    Converts measurements to other units. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Value 1 The value to convert. Number required From unit 2 The unit for the provided value. Suggested values km2 m2 cm2 mm2 ha sqmi acre sqyd sqft sqin km m cm mm mi yd ft in kg g mg lb oz m/s km/h mph K C F m3 cm3 mm3 L mL cuft ...