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 pop-up. |