When using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to measure various dimensions in PDF files, ensure that your GN4 system is using the same point size type as Adobe Acrobat (that uses "big points").

Note: the right decision depends on the purpose of pages preparation.

•If you are preparing pages for the future new installation of the system, you need to be precise (otherwise it would not make sense as the prepared formats and page templates could not be used in production)

•If you are preparing pages for a demo, it might be enough that your pages are similar enough, as they would be used only in the demo. Attention: if, during the demo, you need to import content (ads, images) for Adobe applications that use "big points", then such content will not fit into spaces prepared by Fred using "small points"!

•If you are preparing pages as part of the self-training, then it doesn't matter really which points you will use.

To find out which points uses your GN4 system

1.Run EdAdmin4 and then under Application Configuration click Client applications.

2.Click the search expander button, and then in Name, enter editorialconfig, and then press 8 or click Apply Search.

3.Double-click EditorialConfig in the list, and then locate BigPoints item in the first row, and look at its value.

•If the value is True, it means GN4 users the same points as Acrobat.

•If the value is False, it means GN4 uses Postscript points (1/72.27) which are not compatible with Acrobat.

Here you have two choices:

a)Continue to use small points in GN4: then you have to convert all reading of Acrobat into Postscript points. There are number of tools that does such conversion, here's a free one on Web: http://www.unitconversion.org/typography/picas-computer-to-postscript-points-conversion.html.

b)Activate big points in GN4: this is a viable solution if you don't have already a bunch of pages made up.

ATTENTION: when changing points type on an existing demo system, have in mind that the reading of all the values expressed in pt will change. What used to appear as 1pt, will appear as 1.004 pt. An example: let's suppose you've enabled big points by setting BigPoints to True. Run Fred4. Create a horizontal rule, with 1pt weight. For the measurement display in the Measurement palette, select m. The weight of your 1pt rule will correspond to 1004m. Now, disable big points, reset IIS and restart Fred4. Create a new horizontal rule. 1pt would correspond to 1000m. Have in mind that the 'm' unit is independent of the BigPoints setting, and it is always 1/72270 inch, or 0.003514598035 mm.