cell 's width and height

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hi,

i wonder, when i input the cell 's width and height the same value,the
appearance (width and height )

is different, why,for instance i give 35.25 to height and width ,but the
width 's 35.25 is far much longer than

height'S 35.25.


is there a way to get the width or height in mm,

thanks

 

[paul.robinson]

Hi

From the Excel help:

Unlike Microsoft Word, Excel does not provide a horizontal or vertical
ruler, and there is no quick way to measure the width or height of a
worksheet in inches. Excel uses characters, points, and pixels as units
of measurement.

The width of cells is displayed in characters and pixels rather than in
inches. When you drag the boundary of a column heading to adjust the
width of a column on the worksheet, a ScreenTip displays the width in
characters and shows pixels in parentheses.

The height of cells is displayed in points and pixels rather than in
inches. When you drag the boundary of a row heading to adjust the
height of a row on the worksheet, a ScreenTip displays the height in
points and shows pixels in parentheses.
An approximate conversion of points and pixels to inches is shown in
the following table.

Points Pixels Inches
18 24 .25
36 48 .5
72 96 1
108 144 1.5
144 192 2

regards
Paul