Add/Edit Time Zone

Use the Add/Edit Time Zone dialog box to customize a time zone.

Time Zone Name
Enter a descriptive name to help you easily find the time zone in the list. You can enter anything; however, we suggest you include a reference (+ or -) to GMT, for example (GMT-07:00). The time zone list is sorted by the GMT offset.

Offset From GMT
The offset from GMT keeps your different locations synchronized. For example, if a conference call is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. June 1 in Salt Lake City, the call would appear on a schedule in Adelaide at 8:30 a.m. June 2. If you are in the western hemisphere (west of the Greenwich Meridian and east of the International Date Line) be sure the hour offset is negative (-). If you are in the eastern hemisphere (east of the Greenwich meridian and west of the International Date Line) be sure the hour offset is positive.

Abbreviation
Enter an abbreviation for the time zone. For example, the ID for Atlantic Standard Time might be AST; the ID for Atlantic Daylight Time might be ADT.

Observe Daylight Savings Time
If this time zone observes daylight saving time, click the Observe Daylight Saving Time box, then fill out the remaining fields.

Start Day
Select the week, day, month, and hour daylight saving time starts.

Last Day
Select the week, day, month, and hour daylight saving time ends.

Bias
Enter the number of hours and minutes that the clock changes at the daylight saving time start day, such as 1 hour or 1 hour 30 minutes.

Example
Start day: Second Sunday of March at 2:00 am.
Last day: First Sunday of November at 2:00 am.
Bias: 1 hour 0 minutes

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