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      type="topic"
      style="task"
      id="session-formats">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="prefs-language"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="session-language"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.2.1" date="2011-09-27" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>

    <desc>Choose a region used for date and time, numbers, currency,
    and measurement.</desc>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
  </info>

  <title>Change date and measurement formats</title>

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

  <steps>
    <item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Open <gui>Region and Language</gui> and select the <gui>Formats</gui> tab.</p></item>
    <item><p>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 <gui>Language</gui> tab. Click the <gui>+</gui> button to select from all
    available regions.</p></item>
    <item><p>You have to log out and back in for these changes to take
    effect. Click your name in the top bar and select <gui>Log Out</gui>
    to log out.</p></item>
  </steps>

  <p>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.</p>

  <section id="system">
    <info>
      <link type="seealso" xref="session-language#system"/>
      <link type="seealso" xref="keyboard-layouts#system"/>
    </info>
    <title>Change the system formats</title>

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

    <steps>
      <item><p>Change your formats, as described above.</p></item>
      <item><p>Select the <gui>System</gui> tab.</p></item>
      <item><p>Click <gui>Copy Settings</gui>.</p></item>
      <item><p><link xref="user-admin-explain">Administrative privileges</link> are
      required. Enter your password, or the password for the requested administrator
      account.</p></item>
    </steps>
  </section>

</page>
