To set your Workast date and time preferences:
- Click on the arrow next to your name in the top left-hand corner of the web app.
- Select "Preferences" - this will open your user preferences screen.
Under the "Date and Time" heading, you can adjust the following settings:
- Timezone
- Date format
- Time format
- Start of the week
After completing your preference changes, click on the X in the top right-hand corner of the screen to exit the preferences screen.
Timezone
Your timezone should be set automatically based on your Slack preferences, but it can be adjusted. To adjust it:
- Click on the X to clear the entry, then enter the nearest major city or time zone into the text box.
- A list of time zones will populate based on your entry - select the correct time zone.
- A confirmation will appear that your setting has successfully been updated.
Date format
- To adjust the date format between month/day/year (M/D/Y) and day/month/year (D/M/Y), click on the arrow next to your current date format selection. A drop-down with options will appear.
- Click on your desired date format selection
- A confirmation will appear that your setting has been successfully updated
Time formatting
- To adjust the time format between the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock, click on the arrow next to your current time format selection. A drop-down with options will appear.
- Click on your preferred time format
- A confirmation will appear that your setting has been successfully updated
Starting the week
- To update your week start day between Sunday and Monday, click on the arrow next to your current week start day selection. A drop-down with options will appear.
- Click on your preferred week start day.
- A confirmation will appear that your setting has been successfully changed
Please note - adjusting the start of the week setting to Monday will adjust the calendar when you are setting a due date for a task, but will not amend the main calendar appearance, nor the appearance of the calendar view in spaces.