date format in register

[paula hendricks]

i'm using 2.6.6 on a mac...
under edit there is no preferences option
under gnu cash there is a preferences option and under preferences there is a date/ time option
under the date/ time option there are limited choices:1. time format (check to use 24 hour clock2. date format (but the iso option is "2013-07-31" which doesn't get me to "7/31/13"
what am i missing?
thanks.
        ph
      From: N B Day <nbday at fastmail.fm>
 To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org 
 Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 12:40 PM
 Subject: Re: date format in register
   
On 04/07/2015 11:07 AM, paula hendricks wrote:


> is there any way to change the date format in the register? it seems to be 01/01/2015 and i find that format hard to read and distinguish between dates. i used to use 1/1/15.
> i looked in preferences but there seems to only be a time zone or 24 hour clock.
> thanks.
>        ph
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Under Edit --> Preferences I see "Date Format" and a drop-down that 
gives several choices including iso (which, when I'm emperor, everyone 
will learn to use since it sorts without any further ado.)  (GC 2.6.4.)

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