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## 22.2 Applying Format Masks to Items

The APEX engine applies globalization settings for each rendered page. This default behavior can impact the display of certain items such as numbers and dates.

For example, suppose your application determines the application language based on the user's browser language preference. If the APEX engine determines the user's browser language preference is French, it displays dates and numbers in a format that conforms to French standards. You can override this default behavior and explicitly control how items display by applying a Format Mask. Select the item in Page Designer and configure the Appearance, Format Mask attribute.

Related Topics

- Applying a Format Mask to an Item

Parent topic: Managing Application Globalization