Changing Regional Options

For those who work in international circles, you can change the format of the date, time, currency, and number into almost any form. For example, you can change the decimal symbol and list separator, the format used for negative numbers and leading zeros, and the measurement system (U.S. or metric).

Change the Display for Dates, Times, Currency, and Numbers

Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then double-click the Regional and Language Options icon in Classic view.
Click the Formats tab.
Click the Format

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