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

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="prefs-language#langsupport" group="#last"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="session-language"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.8.0" version="0.3" date="2013-03-10" status="candidate"/>
    <revision version="14.04" date="2014-01-12" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Ubuntu Documentation Team</name>
    </credit>

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

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  </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 the icon at the very right of the <gui>menu bar</gui> and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Open <gui>Language Support</gui> and select the
    <gui>Regional 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.</p></item>
    <item><p>You have to log out and back in for these changes to take
    effect. Click the icon at the very right of the menu bar and select <gui>Log Out</gui>
    to log out.</p></item>
  </steps>

  <p>After you've selected a region, the area below 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">
    <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>Click <gui>Apply System-Wide</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>

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  <note><p>You can find more detailed guidance on languages and regional formats in <link href="help:language-selector">Language Support Help</link>.</p></note>

  </section>

</page>
