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      type="topic" id="calendar-layout-general-formatting">

  <info>
    <desc>General formatting options for the calendar.</desc>
    
    <link type="guide" xref="calendar-layout" />

    <revision pkgversion="3.0.2" version="0.2" date="2011-07-30" status="final"/>
    <credit type="author">
      <name its:translate="no">Andre Klapper</name>
      <email its:translate="no">ak-47@gmx.net</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name its:translate="no">Novell, Inc</name> <!-- Content partially from http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/2.32/config-prefs-cal.html.en#bshpskx -->
    </credit>
    <license>
      <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
    </license>

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  </info>

<title>General formatting options</title>

<p>The following options are available under <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Calendar and Tasks</gui><gui>General</gui></guiseq>.</p>
<section id="time">
<title>Time</title>
<list>
<item><p>Time format:</p>
<p>Choose between twelve-hour (AM/PM) and twenty-four-hour time formats.</p></item>
<item><p><link xref="calendar-timezones">Time zone</link> and Second zone:</p>
<p>The city you are located in, and optionally a second city.</p></item>
</list>
</section>

<section id="work-week">
<title>Work Week</title>
<list>
<item><p>Week starts on:</p>
<p>Select the day to display as the first in each week.</p></item>
<item><p>Work days:</p>
<p>Define which week days are work days.</p></item>
<item><p>Day begins:</p>
<p>Define at which time your work day begins.</p></item>
<item><p>Day ends:</p>
<p>Define at which time your work day ends.</p></item>
</list>
</section>

<section id="alerts">
<title>Alerts</title>
<p>If you want to be warned before you delete any appointment, select this option.</p>
</section>

</page>