Policy

Show measurements in width of characters

Checks/unchecks the corresponding UI option. This option may be hidden in Word until certain editing languages are enabled.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 / Word Options / Advanced
Policy ID24f840c34091
Internal nameL_Usecharacterunits

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options\measurementinchars (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options\measurementinchars (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Checks/unchecks the corresponding UI option. This option may be hidden in Word until certain editing languages are enabled.

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