How To Set Your Default Units As Km Or Miles
![Choose between km and miles as your default units of measurement](https://static.plotaroute.com/images/tips/how_to_set_default_units_of_measurement_b.jpg)
If you've created an account on plotaroute.com, you can specify the units of measurement to be used by default when you launch the route planner or view a route by updating your Settings. Follow these instructions:
- Sign in to your account.
- Select My Settings from the menus. You can also access your Settings by clicking on the gear icon in the route planner.
- Select Km or Miles.
![Change your default units of measurement](https://static.plotaroute.com/images/tips/defaultunits_b.jpg)
- This setting will apply whenever you are signed in.
- You can also toggle the distance units when viewing a route (this will not alter your default setting):
![Change the units when viewing a route](https://static.plotaroute.com/images/tips/viewrouteunits_b.jpg)
- To override the default units when sharing a route, you can choose the desired units in the Share route panel:
![Override the default units when sharing a route](https://static.plotaroute.com/images/tips/sharechooseunits_b.jpg)
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