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diff --git a/doc/user/profile/preferences.md b/doc/user/profile/preferences.md index 540724f9185..fad9b67eee4 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/preferences.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/preferences.md @@ -163,7 +163,31 @@ You can choose one of the following options as the first day of the week: - Sunday - Monday -If you select **System Default**, the system-wide default setting is used. +If you select **System Default**, the [instance default](../admin_area/settings/index.md#default-first-day-of-the-week) setting is used. + +## Time preferences + +### Use relative times + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/65570) in GitLab 14.1. + +You can select your preferred time format for the GitLab user interface: + +- Relative times, for example, `30 minutes ago`. +- Absolute times, for example, `May 18, 2021, 3:57 PM`. + +The times are formatted depending on your chosen language and browser locale. + +To set your time preference: + +1. On the **Preferences** page, go to **Time preferences**. +1. Select the **Use relative times** checkbox to use relative times, + or clear the checkbox to use absolute times. +1. Select **Save changes**. + +NOTE: +This feature is experimental, and choosing absolute times might break certain layouts. +Please open an issue if you notice that using absolute times breaks a layout. ## Integrations |