Change date format to European

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Change date format to European

Currently the date on the top bar appears to be American format. Can someone advise how to change to European format. Thanks!

MacBook Air, iMac 27", Mac OS X (10.6.5), iPhone 4 - iOS 4.2.1

Posted on Dec 4, 2010 4:28 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 4, 2010 4:37 AM in response to Ray Li1

Hello Ray:

Go to system preferences>language & text>formats. The options are there.

Barry

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Answer 2

Ray Li1 Author

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Dec 4, 2010 7:29 AM in response to Barry Hemphill

Barry,

Very strange - the date in the Language & Text is European format but the date format on the top bar is American format. Any idea?

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Answer 3

boovis

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Jan 25, 2011 4:12 AM in response to Ray Li1

This is solved in the language settings as he says, but you have to go to language and text - formats - dates, then select "customise" and from there you can drag the items into the display format of your choice. Note: it may look weird on the page and seem badly alligned after moving them around but once you close that window it will appear ok on the top bar.

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Answer 4

Mar 4, 2016 10:44 PM in response to Ray Li1

System Preferences >Language and Region>Choose Region in Europe like "France"

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