int SizePt(nPointsTimes1000)

This macro function converts a size nPointsTimes1000 defined in 1/1000th points to a size in the internal units used by QuarkXPress and InDesign.

A QuarkXPress/InDesign unit is defined as 1/65536 of a point. This means that an inch is 4718592 fixed units, and a millimeter is approximately 185771 fixed units.

nPosRight = SizeIn(50000) // 50 pts
SetBoxRight(nPosRight)

See also: textbox resizing macro functions.

Topic 139700, last updated on 22-Nov-2021