How To Change Time Zone in Salesforce

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May 8, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to update your time zone settings in Salesforce.

Quick summary

This demo shows how to change the time zone in Salesforce by navigating through your personal Settings. In just a few clicks, you can update your Language & Time Zone preferences and save them successfully.

Steps

Click on the avatar icon in the top right corner of Salesforce.
Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
In the left pane, locate Language & Time Zone.
Click on the Time Zone field to reveal a dropdown of available options.
Select the time zone you want to apply.
Confirm the success message stating your settings have been saved.

📌 Why this matters

Keeping your Salesforce time zone accurate is essential for reliable scheduling, activity timestamps, and reporting across distributed teams. When your time zone is misconfigured, meetings, tasks, and log entries can appear at the wrong time, leading to missed follow-ups and inaccurate CRM data. This guide helps Salesforce users quickly correct their personal time zone setting without admin assistance, reducing support tickets and ensuring every record reflects the right local time. Accurate time zone settings in Salesforce directly improve data integrity and team coordination for global sales operations.

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