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Title: Thunderbird mail date Time Format
Post by: newtusmaximus on May 19, 2014, 07:06:44 AM
Help Please :(

Have clock on desktop showing dd/mm/yyyy and time 24hrs bottom right hand side screen, Task Bar ?

However saved mail record on Thunderbird has mm/dd/yyyy.  On Thunderbird Help it states that TB takes time from the PC's clock

What have i done wrong.  Is there any way I can change this? Don't want to have to reinstall.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Thunderbird mail date Time Format
Post by: N4RPS on May 20, 2014, 12:48:02 AM
Hello!

So, do you want it to appear as dd/mm/yyyy or mm/dd/yyyy? Usually, mail clients let you specify which way you want it to be in Preferences...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob
Title: Re: Thunderbird mail date Time Format
Post by: Jerry on May 20, 2014, 03:19:17 AM
You can do it via locales but that is to long winded and may screw up existing menu entries. Get this plugin here - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/super-date-format/

After you've installed it go to Edit, Preferences in Thunderbird. Click on Display, then the Date Format tab. Copy in the following string:

Code: [Select]
%d/%m/%Y   %I:%M %p
into the Date Format box.

(http://i.imgur.com/25lQVTO.png)

Then go to the Date Format Preferences tab and tick the 2 boxes there.

(http://i.imgur.com/GZf2rMl.png)

You may have to restart Thunderbird to see the new date time format.
Title: Re: Thunderbird mail date Time Format SOLVED
Post by: newtusmaximus on May 20, 2014, 04:47:46 AM
Tks Valtam. worked a treat.  :)