How to set default dimensions to metric instead of imperial?

[bellatrix]

libre office default dimensions are in imperial units, I want to change these to metric but I cannot find how to

[robleyd]

This is done on a per application basis. Open a file of the type you want to change units for and go to Tools | Options | LibreOffice | General and set the desired measurement unit.

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