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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="drakclock">
  <info>
    <title xml:id="drakclock-ti1">Manage date and time</title>

    <subtitle>drakclock</subtitle>
  </info>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="drakclock.png" xml:id="drakclock-im1" revision="1" align="center" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>This tool<footnote>
      <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">drakclock</emphasis> as root.</para>
    </footnote> is found under the tab System in the Mageia Control Center
  labelled <guilabel>"Manage date and time"</guilabel>. In some desktop
  environments it is also available by a right click / Adjust date and Time
  ... on the clock in the system tray.</para>

  <para>It's a very simple tool.</para>

  <para>On the upper left part, is the <emphasis role="bold">calendar</emphasis>. On the screenshot above, the date is
  September (on the upper left), 2012 (on the upper right), the 2nd (in blue)
  and it is a Sunday. Select the month (or year) by clicking on the little
  arrows on each side of September (or 2012). Select the day by clicking on
  its number.</para>

  <para>On the bottom left is the <emphasis role="bold">Network Time
  Protocol</emphasis> synchronising, it is possible to have a clock always on
  time by synchronising it with a server. Check <guilabel>Enable Network Time
  Protocol</guilabel> and choose the closest server.</para>

  <para>On the right part is the <emphasis role="bold">clock</emphasis>. It's
  useless to set the clock if NTP is enabled. Three boxes display hours,
  minutes and seconds (15, 28 and 22 on the screenshot). Use the little arrows
  to set the clock to the correct time. The format can't be changed here, see
  your desktop environment settings for that.</para>

  <para>At least, on the bottom right, select your time zone by clicking on
  the <guibutton>Change Time Zone</guibutton> button and choosing in the list
  the nearest town.</para>

  <note>
    <para>Even if it isn't possible to choose a date or time format in this
    tool, they will be displayed on your desktop in accordance with the
    localisation settings.</para>
  </note>
</section>