Show measurements in units of: registry value measurementunitsUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options

Policy ID: L_Measurementunits
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category: Microsoft Word 2016 › Word Options › Advanced

Registry

measurementunits

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Select units:

Options
Item	Stored value
Inches	0
Centimeters	2
Millimeters	4
Points	1
Picas	3

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options]

; Options (use only one)
; Inches
"measurementunits"=dword:00000000
; Centimeters
"measurementunits"=dword:00000002
; Millimeters
"measurementunits"=dword:00000004
; Points
"measurementunits"=dword:00000001
; Picas
"measurementunits"=dword:00000003

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Inches
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "measurementunits" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Centimeters
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "measurementunits" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: Millimeters
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "measurementunits" /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
:: Points
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "measurementunits" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Picas
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "measurementunits" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Inches
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'measurementunits' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Centimeters
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'measurementunits' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# Millimeters
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'measurementunits' -PropertyType DWord -Value 4 -Force | Out-Null
# Points
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'measurementunits' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Picas
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'measurementunits' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null