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→Using the Distance activity
* The units of measure can be changed by choosing a unit from the combo box (meters, centimeters, inches, feet, yards, or custom units) on the Customize toolbar. If you chose "custom units", the current distance between the two laptops will be used as a metric. For example, you could measure the height of a student, Pedro, and then select that distance to define a new unit of measure, the "Pedro" (See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot]).
* The units of measure can be changed by choosing a unit from the combo box (meters, centimeters, inches, feet, yards, or custom units) on the Customize toolbar. If you chose "custom units", the current distance between the two laptops will be used as a metric. For example, you could measure the height of a student, Pedro, and then select that distance to define a new unit of measure, the "Pedro" (See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot]).
: [[File:Distance-units.png]]
: [[File:Distance-units.png]]
* The Copy button found on the Edit toolbar can be used to copy measurements to the toolbar.
* The Paste button found on the Edit toolbar can be used to paste a new measurement unit into the activity. The scale of the measurement units should be specified in terms of meters, e.g., 39.37 for specifying inches.
For more information about the internals, please see [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Distance#Measurement_Algorithm Measurement Algorithm]
For more information about the internals, please see [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Distance#Measurement_Algorithm Measurement Algorithm]