Friendly version of date formats

1. What is the most appropriate date format?
2. What is the easiest date format to read?
3. How do I change the friendly date format in Sharepoint?

What is the most appropriate date format?

The international standard recommends writing the date as year, then month, then the day: YYYY-MM-DD.

What is the easiest date format to read?

The dd mmm yyyy format (e.g. 1 Jan 2014) is usually my approach on projects as it prevents possible confusion caused by displaying multiple units of time in 2 digits. In my opinion, 2 February 2002 or 2 Feb 2002 is far more readable than 02/02/02 or even 02/02/2002. Save this answer.

How do I change the friendly date format in Sharepoint?

Click on Settings gear >> Click on Site Information >> View all site settings (URL shortcut: /_layouts/15/settings. aspx). On the Site settings page, Under Site Administration, click on the “Regional settings” link. Click on the Locale drop-down list arrow and select the locale to display dates.