Shaun McCance
shaunm@gnome.org
Choose a region used for date and time, numbers, currency, and measurement.
Timo Jyrinki
timo.jyrinki@iki.fi 2011.

# Change date and measurement formats

You can control the formats that are used for dates, times, numbers, currency, and measurement to match the local customs of your region.

Click your name on the top bar and select System Settings.

Open Region and Language and select the Formats tab.

Select the region that most closely matches the formats you'd like to use. By default, the list only shows regions that use the language set on the Language tab. Click the + button to select from all available regions.

You have to log out and back in for these changes to take effect. Click your name in the top bar and select Log Out to log out.

After you've selected a region, the area to the right of the list shows various examples of how dates and other values are shown. Although not shown in the examples, your region also controls the starting day of the week in calendars.

# Change the system formats

When you change your region for formats, you only change it for your account after you log in. You can also change the system formats, the formats used in places like the login screen.

Change your formats, as described above.

Select the System tab.

Click Copy Settings.

Administrative privileges are required. Enter your password, or the password for the requested administrator account.