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Q: How can I change the date format in Reminders and in Notes?

How can I change the date format in both Notes and Reminders? Preference on Imac and Settings in IOS do not allow me to change the format in those 2 apps.

I Like to see 10oct rather than 10/10, as an example.

iPad 2, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Feb 25, 2015 8:28 AM

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  • by ChitlinsCC,Solvedanswer

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Feb 25, 2015 10:01 AM in response to pierre Heisbourg
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    Feb 25, 2015 10:01 AM in response to pierre Heisbourg

    pierre

     

    I do not have Mavericks or iOS - but the first thing I would do is reset the defaults - I'll use Mavericks as an example

     

    From If the wrong date or time is displayed in some apps on your Mac - Apple Support

     

    OS X Yosemite and Mavericks

     

        Open System Preferences.
        From the View menu, choose Language & Region.
        Click the Advanced button.
        Click the Dates tab.
        Click the Restore Defaults button.
        Click the Times tab.
        Click the Restore Defaults button.
        Click OK.
        Quit the app where you were seeing incorrect dates or times displayed.
        Open the app again, and verify that the dates and times are now displayed correctly.

     

    Then customize to taste - OS X Mavericks: Customize formats to display dates, times, and more

    OS X Mavericks: Customize formats to display dates, times, and more

    Change the language and formats used to display dates, times, numbers, and currencies in Finder windows, Mail, and other apps. For example, if the region for your Mac is set to United States, but the format language is set to French, then dates in Finder windows and email messages appear in French.

        Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Language & Region.
        Choose a geographic region from the Region pop-up menu, to use the region’s date, time, number, and currency formats.
        To customize the formats or change the language used to display them, click Advanced, then set options.

        In the General pane, you can choose the language to use for showing dates, times, and numbers, and set formats for numbers, currency, and measurements.

        In the Dates and Times panes, you can type in the Short, Medium, Long, and Full fields, and rearrange or delete elements. You can also drag new elements, such as Quarter or Milliseconds, into the fields.
        When you’re done customizing formats, click OK.

        The region name in Language & Region preferences now includes “Custom” to indicate you customized formats.

    To undo all of your changes for a region, choose the region again from the Region pop-up menu. To undo your changes only to advanced options, click Advanced, click the pane where you want to undo your changes, then click Restore Defaults.

    To change how time is shown in the menu bar, select the “Time format” checkbox in Language & Region preferences, or select the option in Date & Time preferences.

     

    Here's the result AppleScript i use to grab the " 'Short Date' ' + ' 'Short Time' "  to paste into download filenames - works good until I try to post it here - the colon " : " is a no-no but is fine in the Finder

    Picture 3.png

     

    Looks like iOS Settings are a bit less robust

    - Date/Time formats are displayed according to 'tradition' of your region > http://help.apple.com/ipad/8/#/iPad245ed123

     

    buenos tardes

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  • by pierre Heisbourg,

    pierre Heisbourg pierre Heisbourg Feb 26, 2015 5:59 AM in response to pierre Heisbourg
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    Feb 26, 2015 5:59 AM in response to pierre Heisbourg

    Bulls Eye. Thanks!!!

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Feb 26, 2015 8:17 AM in response to pierre Heisbourg
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    Feb 26, 2015 8:17 AM in response to pierre Heisbourg

    You're welcome. Out of curiosity, is the iOS regional setting what you needed? (I know the OS X is 'anything you want it to be" !!) - ÇÇÇ