How to Use the World Clock in the Microsoft Windows Clock App (Windows 11)

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This tutorial covers:

  1. How to Add a New City With Click
  2. How to Add a New City With Keyboard Shortcut
  3. How to Add a New City With Keyboard
  4. How to Clear the "Add New Location" Window With Click
  5. How to Clear the "Add New Location" Window With Backspace
  6. How to Clear the "Add New Location" Window With Delete
  7. How to Exit the "Add New Location" Window
  8. How to Delete a City With Click 
  9. How to Delete a City With Right Click
  10. How to Delete a City With Keyboard Shortcut
  11. How to Pin a City to Start
  12. How to Compare Cities With Click
  13. How to Compare Cities With Keyboard

 

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How to Add a New City With Click

  • Step 1: First switch to the World Clock mode. Click the "Add a new city" or "+" button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "+" button in the lower right side of the World Clock window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Add new location" window that opens, type any text and click the suggested city. 

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Tokyo, Japan" suggestion below the search bar.

 

  • Step 3: Click the "+ Add" button.
    A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "+ Add" button below the search bar.

     
  • The World Clock displays the new city. 

A screenshot of the World Clock window, which displays the current time in the city of Tokyo.



How to Add a New City With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Switch to the World Clock mode. On the keyboard press Ctrl + N.

A screenshot of the World Clock window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + N" appears at the bottom of the window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Add new location" window that opens, type any text and click the suggested city. 

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "City of Buenos Aires, Argentina" suggestion below the search bar.

 

  • Step 3: Click the "+ Add" button.
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "+ Add" button below the search bar.


  • The World Clock displays the new city.
A screenshot of the World Clock window, which displays the time for the City of Buenos Aires.



How to Add a New City With Keyboard

  • Step 1: First switch to the World Clock mode. On the keyboard press Alt + A.

A screenshot of the World Clock window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + A" appears on the left side of the window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Add new location" window that opens, type any text and click the suggested city.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Harare, Zimbabwe" suggestion below the search bar.

 

  • Step 3: Click the "+ Add" button.
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "+ Add" button below the search bar.


  • The World Clock displays the new city.

A screenshot of the World Clock window, which displays the current time in the city of Harare.

 


How to Clear the "Add New Location" Window With Click

  • Step 1: Add a new city. Click the "X" button to the right of the search bar.
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "X" button to the right of the search bar. The screenshot below displays the empty search bar.



How to Clear the "Add New Location" Window With Backspace

  • Step 1: First add a new city. Click the search bar and on the keyboard press Backspace.

A screenshot of the World Clock window. A graphic of the "Backspace" key appears to the left of the window.

 

 

How to Clear the "Add New Location" Window With Delete

  • Step 1: Add a new city. Select all the text in the search bar and on the keyboard press Delete.
A screenshot of the World Clock window. A graphic of the "Delete" key appears to the left of the window.



How to Exit the "Add New Location" Window

A screen shot of the cursor clicking the "Cancel" button. The screenshot below displays the World Clock window.



  • Alternatively, click anywhere outside the window.
A screenshot of the cursor clicking outside of the "Add new location" window. The screenshot below displays the World Clock window.



How to Delete a City With Click

  • Step 1: Switch to the World Clock mode. Click the "Edit Clocks" or pencil button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the pencil button in the lower right side of the World Clock window.

 

  • Step 2: Click the "Delete" or trash can button to the left of a city.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the trash can button to the left of the City of Buenos Aires.

 

  • Step 3: Click the "Done" or check mark button.
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the check mark button in the lower right side of the World Clock window.


  • The World Clock window removes the deleted city.
A screenshot of the updated World Clock window with the city of Buenos Aires removed from the list.



How to Delete a City With Right Click

  • Step 1: First switch to the World Clock mode. Right click a city.

A screenshot of the cursor right clicking the city of Harare entry in the list.

 

  • Step 2: In the menu that opens, click "Delete".
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Delete" option in the menu below the Harare entry in the list.


  • The World Clock window removes the deleted city.
A screenshot of the World Clock, which does not display the city of Harare in the list of cities.



How to Delete a City With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Switch to the World Clock mode. On the keyboard press Alt + E.

A screenshot of the World Clock window. A graphic of the "Alt + E" keys appears at the bottom of the window.

 

  • Step 2: Click the "Delete" or trash can button to the left of a city.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the trash can button to the left of the Tokyo city entry in the list.

 

  • Step 3: On the keyboard press Alt + D.
A screenshot of the World Clock window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + D" appears at the bottom of the window.



How to Pin a City to Start

  • Step 1: First switch to the World Clock mode. Right click a city.

A screenshot of the cursor right clicking the New Delhi city entry in the list.

 

  • Step 2: In the menu that opens, click "Pin to Start".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Pin to Start" option in the menu below the New Delhi city entry.

 

  • Step 3: In the window that opens, click "Yes".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Yes" button in the confirmation window.

 

  • Step 4: Go down to the taskbar and click the Start (four blue squares) button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the Start button on the lower left side of the taskbar.


 

  • Step 5: In the Start window that opens, click the pinned app icon.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the pinned "New Delhi" icon in the Start window.



  • The World Clock window for the specified city opens.

A screenshot of the World Clock window, which displays the current time in the city of New Delhi.

 

 

How to Compare Cities With Click

  • Step 1: Switch to the World Clock mode. Click the "Compare" button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Compare" button in the lower right side of the World Clock window.

 

  • Step 2: Click the left and right arrows to browse the times. Click a time to focus on it.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the left and right arrow buttons on the time comparison table. The screenshot below displays the cursor clicking an individual time in the table.

 

  • Step 3: To select a specific date, click the date in the upper left.
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the date button in the upper left of the World Clock window.



  • Step 4: In the menu that opens, click to select a date.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the month, day, and year in the small table in the upper left of the World Clock window.

 

  • Step 5: Click the check mark button to confirm. To exit the date window, click the "X" button or click anywhere outside the window.

Three screenshots of the cursor clicking the check mark button in the lower left of the small table. The other two screenshots display the cursor clicking the "X" button in the lower right of the small table, and the cursor clicking outside of the small table.

 

  • Step 5: Click the back arrow twice to return to the World Clock mode.
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the back arrow button in the upper left of the World Clock comparison window.



How to Compare Cities With Keyboard

  • Step 1: First switch to the World Clock mode. On the keyboard press Alt + C.
A screenshot of the World Clock window, with a graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + C". The screenshot below displays the World Clock comparison window.



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