PointsToCentimeters Method

Applies To

Application object, Global object.

Description

Converts a measurement from points to centimeters (1 centimeter = 28.35 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.

Syntax

expression.PointsToCentimeters(Points)

expression An expression that returns an Application object.

Points Required Single. The measurement, in points.

See Also

CentimetersToPoints method, PointsToInches method, PointsToLines method, PointsToMillimeters method, PointsToPicas method.

Example

This example converts a measurement of 30 points to the corresponding number of centimeters.

MsgBox PointsToCentimeters(30) & " centimeters"

This example converts the value of the variable data (a measurement in points) to centimeters, inches, lines, millimeters, or picas, depending on the value of the variable unit (a value from 1 through 5 that indicates the resulting unit of measurement).

Select Case unit
    Case 1
        result = PointsToCentimeters(data)
    Case 2
        result = PointsToInches(data)
    Case 3
        result = PointsToLines(data)
    Case 4
        result = PointsToMillimeters(data)
    Case 5
        result = PointsToPicas(data)
    Case Else
        Error 5
End Select