# Clock Manual

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2010
Paul Cutler
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Dan Mueth
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MATE Documentation Project
MATE Desktop
Paul
Cutler
GNOME Documentation Project

     pcutler@gnome.org

Sun
Microsystems
GNOME Documentation Project

Dan
Mueth
GNOME Documentation Project

     d-mueth@uchicago.edu

Clock Applet Manual V2.8
July 2015

MATE Documentation Team

MATE Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual V2.7;
July 2015

Paul Cutler

GNOME Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual V2.6
July 2015

Paul Cutler

GNOME Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual V2.5
February 2004

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual V2.4
September 2003

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual V2.3
January 2003

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual V2.2
August 2002

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual V2.1
June 2002

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual V2.0
March 2002

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

Clock Applet Manual
April 2000

Dan Mueth d-mueth@uchicago.edu

GNOME Documentation Project

This manual describes version 1.10.1 of the Clock applet.

## Feedback

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Clock applet or this manual, follow the directions in the MATE Feedback Page.

The Clock applet displays the date and time, and when clicked, displays a calendar. The Clock can be customized to show seconds or a 12 or 24 hour clock.

## Introduction

### Clock Applet

Shows Clock applet.

The Clock applet displays the date and time, and when clicked, displays a calendar. The Clock can be customized to show seconds or a 12 or 24 hour clock.

### To Add Clock to a Panel

Perform the following steps:

1. Right-click on the panel.

2. Choose Add to Panel.

3. Scroll down the list of items in the Add to Panel dialog, then select Clock.

4. Click Add.

## Usage

### To Show the Calendar

Click on the applet to open a small calendar showing the current month. To close the calendar, click again on the part of the applet that is in the panel.

You can change the month shown in the calendar by clicking the arrows to each side of the month and year text.

Double-click a day in the calendar to launch the Evolution groupware application.

### To Insert the Date or Time Into an Application

The Clock applet takes the time from the system clock.

To insert the date or time from the Clock applet into an application, perform the following steps:

1. Right-click on the Clock applet.

2. Choose one of the following menu items from the applet popup menu:

   - Copy Time

   - Copy Date

3. Point to the location in your application where you want to insert the item.

4. Choose Edit Paste or middle-click to insert the item.

## Klok-prifferensies

To configure the Clock, right-click on the applet, then choose Preferences. You will be presented with three tabs to change preferences for General, Locations or Weather.

### General Preferences

Clock Format

  Select one of the following options:

  - 12 hour

    Display the time in the a.m./p.m. format.

    This option is not shown if your session language does not use the 12 hour clock.

  - 24 hour

    Display the time in the 00.00 to 24.00 format.

Show the date

  Select this option to display the date in the applet.

Show seconds

  Select this option to display seconds in the applet.

Show week numbers in calendar

  Select this option to display week numbers in the calendar.

Show the weather

  Select this option to display the the current weather forecast at your location. The weather will be displayed as an icon for sunny, cloudy, rain or more.

Show temperature

  Select this option to display the temperature at your location.

### Location Preferences

Locations

  You can add one or more locations and their local time to be displayed in the Clock. To add a location:

  - Press Add

  - Type the city, region or country name and as you type a list of options will appear in a drop down box. Select a match from the pop-up and the Timezone, Latitude, and Longitude entries will be automatically filled in.

### Weather Preferences

Weather

  You can display the Temperature unit in one of the following options from the drop down box:

  - F (Fahrenheit)

  - C (Celsius)

  - K (Kelvin)

  - Default The default display for your region.

Wind speed unit

  You can display the Speed unit in one of the following options from the drop down box:

  - Beaufort scale

  - Knots

  - mph (miles per hour)

  - km/h (kilometers per hour)

  - m/s (meters per second)

  - Default The default display for your region.

### To Adjust the System Date or Time

To adjust the system date or time that the Clock applet displays, perform the following steps:

1. Press the Time Settings button in the Preferences dialog.

2. Use the Date & Time dialog to adjust the date and time.

3. Press the Set System Time button, then the mate-polkit dialog prompts for the administration password. Enter the administration password and press the Authenticate button.