Working with the calendar control
Working with the calendar control
Certain entry fields in the system require date input. To assist with this type of data entry a calender control is provided. Keyboard shortcuts can be used to access and navigate this control quickly without the aid of a mouse.
Calendar control keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Opened date view pop-up | |
| Left arrow | highlights previous day |
| Right arrow | highlights next day |
| Up arrow | highlights same day from the previous week |
| Down arrow | highlights same day from the next week |
| ctrl + left arrow | navigates to previous month |
| ctrl + right arrow | navigates to next month |
| ctrl + up arrow | navigates to previous view |
| ctrl + down arrow | navigates to next view |
| Home | highlights first day of the month |
| End | highlights last day of the month |
| Enter | if in Month view selects the highlighted day. In other views navigates to a lower view |
| Esc | Closes open date picker |
| Closed pop-up | |
| alt + down arrow | Opens pop-up |
| alt + up arrow | closes the popup |