Table of contents
- Introduction
- Guide
Introduction
Alumio supports customizable date and time formats in its interface. Previously, the platform always displayed dates in the DD-MM-YYYY format, which is common in Europe but unfamiliar to users in other regions. For example, a user in the United States might expect MM-DD-YYYY, while users in Japan or ISO-standard environments typically prefer YYYY-MM-DD.
Now you can override this option at any time from your User Preferences.
- Supported date formats:
- Default (DD-MM-YYYY)
- DD-MM-YYYY
- MM-DD-YYYY
- YYYY-MM-DD
- Supported time formats:
- Default (24-hour)
- 24-hour (14:30)
- 12-hour (2:30 PM).
Guide
Follow the steps below to review or change your date and time format preferences.
Step 1: Click the gear icon in the top-right navigation bar to open the Settings menu, then select User preferences. Alternatively, navigate directly to the User Preferences page from your profile menu.
Step 2: On the User Preferences page, find the Date format row. By default, it is set to Default (DD-MM-YYYY), which reflects the format detected from your browser locale.
Step 3: Click the dropdown next to Date format to expand the list of available options:
• Default (DD-MM-YYYY) - Uses the format detected from your browser locale.
• DD-MM-YYYY - Day first, common in Europe (e.g., 28-04-2026).
• MM-DD-YYYY - Month first, common in the United States (e.g., 04-28-2026).
• YYYY-MM-DD - Format, common in technical and East Asian contexts (e.g., 2026-04-28).
Step 4: Directly below the Date format row, find the Time format setting. By default, it is set to Default (24-hour), matching the standard detected from your browser locale.
Step 5: Click the dropdown next to Time format to see the available options:
- Default (24-hour) - Uses the time convention detected from your browser locale.
- 24-hour (14:30) - Always display time on a 24-hour clock.
- 12-hour (2:30 PM) - Always display time on a 12-hour clock with AM/PM.
Step 6: Reload the dashboard (if needed).