Sizing a new/existing document

When I start a new document in InDesign, the window shows the page size with a "p" (51p0 x 66p0) which is the standard 8.5 x 11.
How do I change the default setting to inches?
How do I indicate I want a new document at 6.75" width x 3.5 high?
How do I change the document size on an existing document?

Default units are set for new files by changing the units in the preferences with no documents open. Exisiting docs will not be affected, but you can right click the rulers (or the intersection to do both at once) and change the units any time.
In the new document dialog enter the dimensions you want. You can use any units, even if they are not the default unit, as long as you specify what they are ( this is trues in most of ID's fileds, by the way). If you don't include a unit, ID assumes the default for that field.
For an existing document, got to File > Document Setup... and enter the new dimensions. This will not alter the margins, by the way, which are accessed on a per page basis (or for a master page which will change all pages based on the master) from Layout > Margins and Columns... Before you make this sort of change you may want to turn on Layout Adjustment to allow frames that are snapped to guides to re-position or resize automatically. Layout > Layout Adjustment...

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