MillimetersToPoints Method

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

MillimetersToPoints Method

       

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)