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Windows 8.1: The Missing Manual
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Windows 8.1: The Missing Manual

by David Pogue
November 2013
Beginner to intermediate
950 pages
34h 26m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Time and Language

Just what it says.

Date and Time

  • Set time automatically, Adjust for daylight saving time automatically. If you turn these off, you will have to set your computer’s clock, time zone, and daylight saving settings manually.

  • Time and date formats. What’s the first day of the week? Do you put the month first, American style (7/30/14), or the date first, European style (30/7/14)? How do you like the time written out?

Region and Language

Specify where you live and what language(s) you speak, for the purposes of tailoring the Web sites you see and the onscreen keyboards available to you.

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