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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="session-formats" xml:lang="te">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="prefs-language"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="session-language"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>షాన్ మెక్కేన్స్</name>
<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<desc>Choose a region used for date and time, numbers, currency,
and measurement.</desc>
<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
<mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
<mal:name>Praveen Illa</mal:name>
<mal:email>mail2ipn@gmail.com</mal:email>
<mal:years>2011.</mal:years>
</mal:credit>
</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>
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