How to Change the Date Format on a Mac

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To change the date format on a Mac, click the Apple icon → Click "System Preferences" → Click "Language & Region" → Click "Advanced" → Click "Dates" → Customize your format. [1]

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  1. It's the Apple logo at the top left corner of the menu bar. [2]
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  3. It looks like a flag. [4]
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  5. It's along the top of the window. [6]
  6. The legend is located near the bottom of the window and serves as a guide to the date formats listed above it.
  7. You can add elements to the date by dragging them from the legend and putting them into to the format bar.
    • Click on the drop-down arrow on the date elements to select more display options.
    • Delete a date element from any format bar by clicking on it and pressing Delete .
    • Click Restore Defaults at the bottom left of the window to return to Mac's default date format.
  12. Your date format changes will be made!
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