{"id":1159,"date":"2012-04-09T21:55:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T04:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.brainlitter.com\/2012\/04\/09\/how-to-set-regionaltime-zone-settings-in-sharepoint\/"},"modified":"2012-04-09T21:55:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-10T04:55:12","slug":"how-to-set-regionaltime-zone-settings-in-sharepoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/09\/how-to-set-regionaltime-zone-settings-in-sharepoint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set regional\/time zone settings in SharePoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Regional settings can be set in SharePoint in three different places:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Web application<\/li>\n<li>The Site\/Web level<\/li>\n<li>User settings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With the exception of the User settings, you\u2019ll need to be logged in as a site collection administrator or a site owner to change the regional settings for a site. With this in mind, let\u2019s dive on in\u2026<\/p>\n<h4>Changing regional settings in your Web Application<\/h4>\n<p>This will change permissions at the top level \u2013 all new sites created within the application will take these regional settings by default, unless changed at the site level. Note that these changes will <u>only<\/u> affect new sites created within your application, as it will not propagate to existing sub sites. This is because sub sites receive their regional settings that are configured on the parent site only when the sub site is created.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in SharePoint Central Admin, click on <b>Application Management -&gt; Manage web applications:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb2.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"240\" height=\"171\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here you\u2019ll find a list of all your SharePoint applications \u2013 go ahead and select the one that you want to change the settings for:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb3.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"240\" height=\"102\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on <b>General Settings:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb4.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"240\" height=\"110\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then click on <b>General Settings<\/b> again,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb5.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"240\" height=\"178\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026and adjust your time zone as needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb6.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"240\" height=\"67\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Setting regional settings at the Site level<\/h4>\n<p>As noted above, your site will by default inherit its regional settings from the parent site, or from your application if it\u2019s a top level site. These settings will be used as the default regional settings for all users of your site, unless the user chooses to change their default regional settings.<\/p>\n<p>When logged in to your homepage, click on <b>Site Actions -&gt; Site Settings:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb7.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"123\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once in your Site Settings, click on <b>Regional settings:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb8.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"283\" height=\"185\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adjust your settings as needed, and then click <b>OK<\/b> to save your changes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb9.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"371\" height=\"207\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Setting regional settings on a per-user basis<\/h4>\n<p>Individual users can either use the default regional settings that are set on a specific site or set their own regional settings. This ability makes it easier for users who are in different countries or regions to collaborate on documents that are in the same SharePoint site, regardless of what region the user is working from.<\/p>\n<p>From anywhere on the site, click on your username, and then select <b>My Settings:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb10.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"240\" height=\"147\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then click on <b>My Regional Settings:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb11.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"240\" height=\"43\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>**Note that you will be unable to change any of your regional settings unless you uncheck the option to \u201c<i>Always follow web settings\u201d<\/i><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb12.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"385\" height=\"210\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you uncheck that option, go ahead and adjust as needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/image_thumb13.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"309\" height=\"386\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following table describes the regional settings that are available for all sites and shows which settings can be configured by site owners and which ones can be configured by individual users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/clip_image026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" title=\"clip_image026\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2012\/04\/clip_image026_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"clip_image026\" width=\"317\" height=\"532\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regional settings can be set in SharePoint in three different places: The Web application The Site\/Web level User settings With the exception of the User settings, you\u2019ll need to be logged in as a site collection administrator or a site owner to change the regional settings for a site. 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