Application.MillimetersToPoints method (Word)

Converts a measurement from millimeters to points (1 mm = 2.85 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.

Syntax

expression. MillimetersToPoints( _Millimeters_ )

expression A variable that represents an Application object. Optional.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Millimeters	Required	Single	The millimeter value to be converted to points.

Return value

Single

Example

This example sets the hyphenation zone in the active document to 8.8 millimeters.

ActiveDocument.HyphenationZone = MillimetersToPoints(8.8)

This example expands the spacing of the selected characters to 2.8 points.

Selection.Font.Spacing = MillimetersToPoints(1)

See also

Application Object

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