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Set the Date and Time
Figure 1-6: The Date and Time dialog box
If you don’t want your computer to adjust for Daylight Saving Time,
click Change Time Zone and click the Automatically Adjust Clock for
Daylight Saving Time check box to turn off this feature.
Another option for displaying the time or date is to add the Clock or
Calendar gadgets to the Windows desktop. See Chapter 5 for more
about using gadgets.
Set the Date and Time
1. Press the Q key on your keyboard to display the taskbar
if it isn’t visible. (By default the taskbar is not kept visi-
ble at all times, though you can change that setting.)
2. Right-click the Date/Time display on the far right of the
taskbar and then choose Adjust Date/Time from the
shortcut menu that appears.
3. In the Date and Time dialog box that appears (see
Figure 1-6), click the Change Date and Time button.
In the Date and Time Settings dialog box that appears,
enter a new time in the Time field or use the up and
down arrows next to that field to change the time.
Click OK.
4. To change the time zone, click the Change Time Zone
button, choose another option from the Time Zone
drop-down list, and click OK.
5. Click OK to apply the new settings and close the
dialog box.
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