# User preferences

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**User role**

* [x] Standard
* [x] Admin
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Any registered user can set preferences for measurement units and date/time formats.

1. Hover over the user profile image (upper-right corner) to reveal a menu, then select **Settings**.
2. Set your preferences:
   * **Unit system**:\
     Select Metric or Imperial for measurements, distance, area, temperature, pressure.
   * **Date format**:\
     Select from either (DMY) **dd/mm/yyyy** or (YMD) **yyyy-mm-dd**. Other traditional methods such as mm/dd/yyyy are not supported.
   * **Time format**:\
     Select **24 hour clock (22:00)** or **12-hour clock (10:00 PM)**.
3. Select the **Dryad** logo to return to the *Dashboard Overview*.


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