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Date Format and Time Zone Settings

This topic explains how to set up the overall date and time zone settings for your entire account. If you're not already on the Date and Time Settings Setup Page, you can get there with these steps:

  1. Choose Setup from the menu
  2. Click on Other options
  3. Choose Date and time settings

There are also other areas in your account where a time zone can be selected. See the Time Zone Settings help topic for information on the other areas.

Below you can find more information about each of the settings on the Date Time Settings Setup Page.

Time zone

Use the dropdown menu to select the appropriate default time zone for your organization.

Format dates as

You can choose to have dates formatted in two different ways:

  • Month/Day/Year. Choose this option to display dates in the month/day/year format (e.g. October 20, 2020 will appear as 10/20/2020).
  • Day/Month/Year. Choose this option to display dates in the day/month/year format (e.g. October 20, 2020 will appear as 20/10/2020).