MillimetersToPoints Method

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

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

expression.MillimetersToPoints(Millimeters)

expression    Optional. An expression that returns an Application object.

Millimeters    Required Single. The millimeter value to be converted to points.

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)