How Do I Set My Timezone in GMail?
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Simple one, I just can't find the setting.
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If you're using the web interface, it should pull from the system time. You can also go into Google Calendar, which is linked to your Gmail, and change it there.
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https://www.google.com/calendar/render#settings-general_11
Go there and change the time zone and it'll apply for everything in your Google account.
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To change the time zone associated with your Google Calendar account, follow these steps:
- Open Google Calendar.
- Click the gear in the top right.
- Select Settings.
- In the Country section, select the country you're in.
- In the Your current time zone section, select the time zone you're in.
- Click Save at the bottom.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
https://www.google.com/calendar/render#settings-general_11
Go there and change the time zone and it'll apply for everything in your Google account.
Thanks. Now my lunch appointment is at 2PM, not 7AM.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
https://www.google.com/calendar/render#settings-general_11
Go there and change the time zone and it'll apply for everything in your Google account.
Thanks. Now my lunch appointment is at 2PM, not 7AM.
No worries. I will admit that Google would do well to take all the key settings and put them in one place. I love how my Google account is for everything, but having key settings scattered throughout different parts of my Google account is annoying.
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Yeah, rather confusing to have the time zone settings for email in a different application and not under settings. But, like everything Google, horrible user interface.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Yeah, rather confusing to have the time zone settings for email in a different application and not under settings. But, like everything Google, horrible user interface.
Rather than think of it as the "time zone settings for email", look at it from Google's perspective. Everything you have is under your Google account. Email is a primary function of that, but it's only one function. Calendar is another. While time stamps apply to email, Calendar logically makes more sense as a place to put it. Again, it's not time settings for Gmail, but rather your whole Google Account and every app that it touches. I agree that the Google interface as a whole needs some overhauling, but try to understand their logic and it'll help you out.
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Understanding why they do it their way and agreeing with it are also NOT the same thing.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Understanding why they do it their way and agreeing with it are also NOT the same thing.
Really wish I could make certain people in my life understand this...
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Yeah, rather confusing to have the time zone settings for email in a different application and not under settings. But, like everything Google, horrible user interface.
Rather than think of it as the "time zone settings for email", look at it from Google's perspective. Everything you have is under your Google account. Email is a primary function of that, but it's only one function. Calendar is another. While time stamps apply to email, Calendar logically makes more sense as a place to put it. Again, it's not time settings for Gmail, but rather your whole Google Account and every app that it touches. I agree that the Google interface as a whole needs some overhauling, but try to understand their logic and it'll help you out.
Would be really nice if Google took some effort to think about their users rather than making users consider how Google might have poorly handled it.
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@mlnews said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Yeah, rather confusing to have the time zone settings for email in a different application and not under settings. But, like everything Google, horrible user interface.
Rather than think of it as the "time zone settings for email", look at it from Google's perspective. Everything you have is under your Google account. Email is a primary function of that, but it's only one function. Calendar is another. While time stamps apply to email, Calendar logically makes more sense as a place to put it. Again, it's not time settings for Gmail, but rather your whole Google Account and every app that it touches. I agree that the Google interface as a whole needs some overhauling, but try to understand their logic and it'll help you out.
Would be really nice if Google took some effort to think about their users rather than making users consider how Google might have poorly handled it.
Everyone has a reason for what they do. I'm sure Google felt it made sense when they set that up, which was probably at least 10 years ago.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Everyone has a reason for what they do. I'm sure Google felt it made sense when they set that up, which was probably at least 10 years ago.
Making sense often just means being lazy. Being lazy or not bothering are common, logical reasons for doing things. I just wish that the reasoning was better than that.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
Everyone has a reason for what they do. I'm sure Google felt it made sense when they set that up, which was probably at least 10 years ago.
Making sense often just means being lazy. Being lazy or not bothering are common, logical reasons for doing things. I just wish that the reasoning was better than that.
I'm not disagreeing but remember that what may be totally illogical to us might make perfect sense to someone else.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
Everyone has a reason for what they do. I'm sure Google felt it made sense when they set that up, which was probably at least 10 years ago.
Making sense often just means being lazy. Being lazy or not bothering are common, logical reasons for doing things. I just wish that the reasoning was better than that.
I'm not disagreeing but remember that what may be totally illogical to us might make perfect sense to someone else.
I never implied that laziness was illogical. It's perfectly logical. Their laziness outranked their desire for a good user experience. Extremely logical.
