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Changing your date format

The date format Bookkeeping Today uses is taken from your browser's language settings (or your operating system settings on Mac). You can change the type of date Bookkeeping Today uses by updating your language settings.

For example, your dates may be showing in USA format (month-day-year), but you need dates to be in the UK format (day-month-year). The solution is to update your default language to be to English (United Kingdom).

The instructions below explain how to do that on various web browsers and systems. Follow the instructions for your browser, then reload the Bookkeeping Today page to see your dates in the new format.

Google chrome

  1. Open Chrome's application menu by clicking the 3 dots menu in the top right corner of the window, or press Alt+F on your keyboard.
  2. Click Settings to open the Chrome settings window.
  3. Click Languages on the left side of the page to show your list of languages.
  4. If English (United Kingdom) is not in the list, click Add Languages to add English (United Kingdom).
  5. Click the 3 dots menu next to English (United Kingdom), then click Move to the top to move English (United Kingdom) to the top of the list.

Now reload the Bookkeeping Today page and your dates will be shown in the correct format.

Firefox

  1. Open Firefox's application menu by clicking the 3 lines menu in the top right corner of the window, or press Alt+T to open the Tools menu.
  2. Scroll down the page to the Languages section find "Choose your preferred language for displaying pages" and click the Choose button to open the Webpage Language Settings box.
  3. If English (United Kingdom) is not in the list, click Select a language to add... to add English (United Kingdom).
  4. Use the Move up button to move English (United Kingdom) to the top of the list.

Now reload the Bookkeeping Today page and your dates will be shown in the correct format.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open the Edge application menu by clicking the 3 dots menu in the top right corner of the window, or press Alt+F on your keyboard.
  2. Click Settings to open the Edge settings window.
  3. Click Languages on the left side of the page to show your list of languages.
  4. If English (United Kingdom) is not in the Preferred Languages list, click Add Languages to add English (United Kingdom).
  5. Click the 3 dots menu next to English (United Kingdom), then click Move to the top to move English (United Kingdom) to the top of the list.

Now reload the Bookkeeping Today page and your dates will be shown in the correct format.

Safari on Mac

  1. Open System Preferences on your MAC from the bottom menu bar.
  2. Click on Language & Region.
  3. If English (United Kingdom) is not in the list, click the + button to add English (United Kingdom).
  4. Use drag and drop to move English (United Kingdom) to the top of the language list.
  5. You may need to log out and log back in to your Mac for the changes to take effect.

Be aware that these setting change the language for all apps on your Mac, not just Safari.