Using Metric Units

In ActiveReports, ruler measurements can be changed from inches to centimeters and centimeters to inches from design time. Conversion values for centimeters to inches or inches to centimeters can be called at run time as well.

To change ruler measurements at design time

In an existing ActiveReports project, click on Report, Settings...
In the Report Settings dialog, click on Global Settings.
Change Ruler Units from inches to centimeters or centimeters to inches.

To call a measurement conversion at run time

Call the CmToInch method or InchToCm method whenever needed. For example, if you were working in centimeters and needed to convert a label's position measurements from centimeters to inches at run time, you would use the following code.
```
' Visual Basic
Me.lblMyLabel.Left = ActiveReport.CmToInch(2)
Me.lblMyLabel.Top = ActiveReport.CmToInch(2)
```
```
//C#
this.lblMyLabel.Left = ActiveReport.CmToInch(2);
this.lblMyLabel.Top = ActiveReport.CmToInch(2);
```