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 pop-up. |