Sony PCG-R505ELP VAIO User Guide (primary manual) User Manual page 83

To Change Numbers, Currency, Time, and Date Formats
You can change the system's number, currency, time and date formats to coordinate with your chosen country or language
settings. To change these formats, follow the steps below:
1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then click Control Panel.
2.
Click "Date, Time, Language and Regional Options", then click Regional and Language Options. The Regional and
Language Options dialog box appears.
3.
From the Regional Options tab, click the "Standards and formats" drop-down menu to view the available country
choices. Select the desired country.
4. Click Customize to change the number, currency, time, and date settings. Click Apply, then click OK.
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