Custom Page Sizes doesn't work

I have set up a few custom page sizes but when I try to used them, it doesn't work. Well once in blue moon it does.
I can't find a consistent way that it does. I have read all the online help and followed the process to the letter, but when I select the page size under Paper Size it doesn't change the paper size.

J,
There definitely are problems with Custom Page sizes. I don't have enough specifics to formulate what I would consider good feedback to Apple, something that they could easily act on.
I can tell you that if you set your System Preferences > International > Formats > Measurement Units: US and Set your Pages > Preferences... > Rulers > Ruler Units: Inches, you can create the size you want and it will stay selected and not pop back to the default. Here's what I have:
Again, I know that there's a problem. If you wish, you can use the setup I outlined and get the job done and later take up the cause of fixing whatever is going on with the CM units.
To Fruhulda, you noted that 9 cm by 6 cm is a size that fails as J described - and I confirmed here. However to get a successful size I found that I could use 3.53" X 2.35" (8.97CM X 5.97CM), a very close compromise. There clearly are problems with measurement units in Page Setup.
Regards,
Jerry

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