Can I change the Transform measurement default from pixels to inches?

In edit/preferences you can change this.

Curt, is Ps for Windows different to Ps for Mac in this regard? On my Mac, the transform fields default to pixels for X and Y, and percent for W and H, regardless of the units selected in preferences.

According to my source "You can set your default units in your preferences, you can also right click on any dialog box or your document's rulers and choose the units you'd like."  Unless I interpreted the question incorrectly.

Conroy,I checked the Info panel in Windows PS CS6. There is a down pointing arrow to the right of the crosshairs sign next to the  XY symbol and that is a units pull down menu. No matter what unit I select it will be the same for XY and WH,even in the HUD indicator and that does include Free Tranform.

Should be the same for the Mac versions.

This  conversation got me curious and I had to see for myself.

Gene

We could be talking about different things. I meant the fields in the Options bar when in Transform mode. See screenshot.

They always default to px for X and Y, and % for W and H, regardless of the units setting in Preferences.

Same in the Transform Options bar here.. You can also right-click on the W and H "px" and "%" units  in that options bar to change it to the units you want,but close up the file and exit PS,it will default to px and percent.  I have no idea why it was engineered that way,but yes that's it in Windows version also.

I have just discovered in Illustrator cc for Mac, 3 little dots on the right bottom of the transform dialogue box which opens up more options and there it shows the unit measurements that you chose in preferences which correspond with the px ones in the fields.

i noticed I replied to a message that is 5 years old, Sydney, hopefully you found your solution. Useful, I hope, to those looking now, as I was.

I accidentally found the solution just now (if you haven't found it yet).... open the file, click off the artboard (so nothing is selected), click on the properties tab, (with no selection made) the document properties are listed, the first box should be the "document" section with the "units" selection box visible where you can change it to your choice of measurements. hope it helps