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 |
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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 |