Manage Units and Categories

Unit Converter Pro allows you to customize its units database. You can change the units and categories order and hide the redundant units and categories.

Manage Units and Categories Dialog (click on the area of your interest)
Manage Units and Categories Dialog

 

Show Hidden
Ignore the visibility settings. All units and categories will be displayed.
The same option exists in the menu of the program main window and it serves for quick access to hidden units or categories.

Close
Closes the Manage units and categories dialog. It doesn't save the current setting! To save you have to use the Accept buttons.

 

Categories

You can define in this box the order of all categories and it also allows you to hide the redundant categories. To hide category simply uncheck the box next to its name and vice versa.
If the checkbox "Sort Categories in Alphabetical Order" is not checked then you can easily change the order using your mouse. Otherwise the categories are automatically sorted in alphabetical order.
Using right click on the list of categories the popup menu is made accessible.

Popup menu - categories (click on the area of your interest)
Popup Menu - Categories

Select All (categories)
All categories will be set to visible.

Unselect All (categories)
All categories will be set to hidden.

Invert Selection (categories)
Inverts current setting of visibility.

Alphabetical Order (categories)
Sorts categories in alphabetical order. It only sorts categories for further edit.

List of Categories List of Units Reset Accept Custom Categories Dialog Reset Accept Custom Units Dialog Close Sort Categories Show Hidden

Sort Categories in Alphabetical Order
If checked, the categories will be sorted in alphabetical order. If not checked, you can define the category order. Use mouse to move the selected category up and down in the list.

Reset (categories)
Sorts categories in previous order and sets the previous visibility.

Categories
Displays the Custom Categories dialog. In this dialog you can add, modify or remove the custom categories.

Accept (categories)
Saves the current setting of visibility and order.

 

Units

You can define in this box the order of all units of currently selected category in the category list box. The list of units is displayed after double-click on the proper category. It also allows you to hide the redundant units. To hide unit simply uncheck the box next to its name and vice versa.
Using right click on the list of units the popup menu is made accessible.

Popup menu - units (click on the area of your interest)
Popup Menu - Units

Select All (units)
All units will be set to visible.

Unselect All (units)
All units will be set to hidden.

Invert Selection (units)
Inverts current setting of visibility.

Alphabetical Order (units)
Sorts units in alphabetical order. It only sort units for further edit.

Default Order (units)
Sorts units in default order. It sorts units to logical groups.

 

Reset (units)
Sorts units in previous order and sets the previous visibility.

Units
Displays the Custom Units dialog. In this dialog you can add, modify or remove the custom units.

Accept (units)
Saves the current setting of visibility and order.
It applies only for the selected category! Therefore it is important to use it before every change of selected category if you want to apply changes in its units.