since office 2007 have special menu different from the other, i never know how change the unit of measurement, do you have any clue?
first Access the Microsoft Word 2007 Options menu and select "Advanced" in the left pane; second, Scroll down to the "Display" section, Next to "Show measurements in units of", click the pull-down and choose one of the following: Inches, Centimeters, Millimeters, Points (a typography unit of measurement, 1/72 inch), Picas (a typography unit of measurement, 12 points or 1/6 inch). then last step is Click "OK" to save your settings.