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diff --git a/doc/user/profile/preferences.md b/doc/user/profile/preferences.md index b945f598759..6cbf4132621 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/preferences.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/preferences.md @@ -219,48 +219,54 @@ To adjust the default tab width: ## Localization -### Language +Change localization settings such as your language, calendar start day, and time preferences. -Select your preferred language from a list of supported languages. +### Change your display language on the GitLab UI -*This feature is experimental and translations are not complete yet.* +GitLab supports multiple languages on the UI. To help improve translations or request support for an unlisted language, view [Translating GitLab](../../development/i18n/translation.md). -### First day of the week +To choose a language for the GitLab UI: -The first day of the week can be customized for calendar views and date pickers. +1. On the left sidebar, select your avatar. +1. Select **Preferences**. +1. Go to the **Localization** section. +1. Under **Language**, select an option. +1. Select **Save changes**. -You can choose one of the following options as the first day of the week: +You might need to refresh your page to view the updated language. -- Saturday -- Sunday -- Monday +### Customize your contribution calendar start day -If you select **System Default**, the first day of the week is set to the -[instance default](../../administration/settings/index.md#change-the-default-first-day-of-the-week). +Choose which day of the week the contribution calendar starts with. The contribution calendar shows project contributions over the past year. You can view this calendar on each user profile. To access your user profile: -## Time preferences +- On the left sidebar, select your avatar > select your name or username. -### Use relative times +To change your contribution calendar start day: -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/65570) in GitLab 14.1. +1. On the left sidebar, select your avatar. +1. Select **Preferences**. +1. Go to the **Localization** section. +1. Under **First day of the week**, select an option. +1. Select **Save changes**. -You can select your preferred time format for the GitLab user interface: +After you change your calendar start day, refresh your user profile page. -- Relative times, for example, `30 minutes ago`. -- Absolute times, for example, `May 18, 2021, 3:57 PM`. +### Show exact times instead of relative times -The times are formatted depending on your chosen language and browser locale. +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/65570) in GitLab 14.1. -To set your time preference: +Customize the format used to display times of activities on your group and project overview pages and user profiles. You can display times in a: -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**. +- Relative format, for example `30 minutes ago`. +- Absolute format, for example `September 3, 2022, 3:57 PM`. -NOTE: -This feature is experimental, and choosing absolute times might break certain layouts. -Open an issue if you notice that using absolute times breaks a layout. +To use relative times on the GitLab UI: + +1. On the left sidebar, select your avatar. +1. Select **Preferences**. +1. Go to the **Time preferences** section. +1. Clear the **Use relative times** checkbox. +1. Select **Save changes**. ## User identities in CI job JSON web tokens |