How do I unstick the hour when entering a new event?

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How do I unstick the hour when entering a new event?

Suddenly, when I enter a new event, I cannot change the hour from the default 1:00. I can change the minutes but not the hour. Any ideas on how to solve this on my IMac?

IMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on May 31, 2010 9:48 AM

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Ferd II

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May 31, 2010 10:40 AM in response to aubite

aubite,

Welcome to Apple Discussions.

One of the first things to try when iCal misbehaves is to refresh the iCal plist file. You will find the "com.apple.iCal.plist" file in your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences Folder. Quit iCal, and drag the .plist file to your Desktop. Log out/in or restart and let us know what happens.

;~)

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aubite Author

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May 31, 2010 11:11 AM in response to Ferd II

FerdII
Thank you. Like magic, it gave me a new version of ical and I no longer have the problem. I'm most appreciative.

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Ferd II

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May 31, 2010 11:50 AM in response to aubite

Glad to help.

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aubite Author

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Jun 3, 2010 9:40 AM in response to aubite

Hi: My calendar is stuck again on 1 pm and will not allow me to change. The plist file is already on the desktop. How do I refresh again. Or, what other suggestions do you have? Thanks.

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Ferd II

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Jun 3, 2010 9:49 AM in response to aubite

aubite,

Repeat the plist removal which I specified in my first post, then open System Preferences...>Lanuguage & Text>Formats>Region: and set/re-set the appropriate region.

You can delete any/all of the plist files which were moved to your Desktop. The plist file could be trashed immediately, but it may not have been the problem, and dragging it to the Desktop allows replacement if that is the case.

;~)

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