How to Change the Time Zone in Outlook

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This wikiHow teaches you how to select a new time zone in Microsoft Outlook as your default setting for all meetings and emails.

How to Change Time Zone in Outlook on the Web

  1. Go to outlook.com and sign in to your account.
  2. Click the gear icon in the top right corner.
  3. Click “View all Outlook settings.”
  4. Click “General” on the settings menu.
  5. Click the “Current time zone” drop down under “Language and time.”
  6. Select the time zone you want to use.
Method 1
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Using Windows

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  1. The Outlook icon looks like a blue-and-white envelope and an "O" sign. You can find it on your Start menu.
  2. You can find this button in the upper-left corner above the toolbar ribbon. It will open your file menu on a new page. [1]
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  3. You can find this button between Office Account and Exit on a blue menu bar on the left-hand side of your screen. It will open your Outlook settings in a new pop-up. [2]
  4. This is the third option from the top on the left-hand side of the Outlook Options pop-up. You can change all your calendar, meeting, and time zone settings here. [3]
  5. You can find it in the "Time zones" section at the bottom of the Calendar menu. [4]
  6. Click any time zone on the drop-down menu to start using it as your default in all Outlook operations, such as meetings and emails. [5]
  7. This will save your new settings, and switch your Outlook to your new time zone.
    • Your Windows clock settings are also adjusted when you adjust your time zone settings in Outlook. [6]
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Using Mac

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  1. The Outlook icon looks like a blue-and-white envelope and an "O" sign. You can find it in your Applications folder.
  2. This button is next to the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu.
  3. This will open your Outlook settings in a new pop-up window.
  4. This option looks like a calendar icon under the "Other" heading on the third row. It will open your date and time settings.
  5. " You can find this section at the bottom of the Calendar menu. You can select any time zone from the drop-down here.
  6. Just click on any time zone on the drop-down menu to change your settings.
    • Your changes will be saved and applied automatically.
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Using Outlook Web

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  1. Open Outlook.com in your internet browser. Type https://outlook.live.com/owa into the address bar, and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
  2. You can find this button in the upper-right corner of the page. It will open the sign-in portal. [7]
  3. This will open your mailbox in the Outlook web client in your browser. [8]
    • Enter your email address, phone number or Skype name.
    • Click Next .
    • Enter your password.
    • Click Sign in .
  4. This button is located between a Skype icon and a question mark in the upper-right corner of the page. It will open your "Quick settings" panel on the right-hand side.
  5. This is a blue link at the bottom of the "Quick settings" panel on the right. It will open your settings in a pop-up window.
  6. This is the first option at the top of the menu panel on the left-hand side of the Settings window. It will open up to your Language and time settings. [9]
    • If the General tab opens up to a different page, click Language and time on the sub-menu that opens when you click General.
  7. " This will open a list of all the available time zones you can use.
  8. Find the time zone you want to switch your account to, and click on it on the drop-down list. [10]
  9. This is a blue button in the upper-right corner of the Settings window. It will save your new time zone settings, and update your account.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-remove-or-change-time-zones-5ab3e10e-5a6c-46af-ab48-156fedf70c04
      2. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-remove-or-change-time-zones-5ab3e10e-5a6c-46af-ab48-156fedf70c04
      3. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-remove-or-change-time-zones-5ab3e10e-5a6c-46af-ab48-156fedf70c04
      4. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-remove-or-change-time-zones-5ab3e10e-5a6c-46af-ab48-156fedf70c04
      5. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-remove-or-change-time-zones-5ab3e10e-5a6c-46af-ab48-156fedf70c04
      6. ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-remove-or-change-time-zones-5ab3e10e-5a6c-46af-ab48-156fedf70c04
      7. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-sign-in-to-or-out-of-outlook-com-e08eb8ac-ac27-49f4-a400-a47311e1ee7e
      8. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-sign-in-to-or-out-of-outlook-com-e08eb8ac-ac27-49f4-a400-a47311e1ee7e
      9. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-the-time-zone-and-language-settings-in-outlook-65239869-12e7-4a9d-bca1-76b0ad7ce273
      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-the-time-zone-and-language-settings-in-outlook-65239869-12e7-4a9d-bca1-76b0ad7ce273

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