How do I set the timezone and the default country?

Two small settings on the same screen, each with a daily effect: the first governs every timestamp the system records, the second saves a step for whoever enters contacts.

Steps

1. Open General Settings → Settings → Regional & Display — image 1.
2. Timezone: choose the zone where you work. It is what the clock in the top bar and every date and time the system shows are calculated in.
3. Default country: selected automatically when a new contact is added, so the international dialling code is filled without the clerk choosing it every time.
4. Save, then refresh the page to see the new clock in the top bar.

Notes

• The timezone is organisation-wide, not per user; changing it changes what everyone sees, including a branch in another city.
• Fields where you type a date yourself (invoice date, payment date) stay as you entered them; the timezone affects the timestamps the system records automatically, such as creation time and the activity log.
• Change it once at the start; changing it after records accumulate makes comparing old times with new ones confusing.
• The list of countries itself is managed under General Settings → Countries, where you add a new country with its dialling code if it is not here.