Shortcuts for entering dates

Use these keyboard shortcuts to add a date in any date field:

Shortcut keys Description

t

Current date (today's date).

+

Increments the date in the field by one day.

–

Decrements the date in the field by one day.

w

First day of the week for the date entered in the field.
For example, if you enter July 4, 2025 in the field and then tap w, the date changes to July 1, 2025.

k

Last day of the week for the date entered in the field.
For example, if you enter July 4, 2025 in the field and then tap k , the date changes to July 6, 2025.

m

First day of the month for the date entered in the field. (Type m again to go to the first day of the prior month.)

h

Last day of the month for the date entered in the field. (Type h again to go to the last day of the prior month.)

y

First day of the year for the date entered in the field.

r

Last day of the year for the date entered in the field.

Down arrow

Open or close calendar.

Enter

Select.

Esc

Close.

Shortcut tips and examples:

  • Type mmh for prior month end. For example, if you enter July 4, 2025 in the field and then tap mmh, the date changes to June 30, 2025.

  • Type yyr for prior year end. For example, if you enter July 4, 2025 in the field and then tap yyr, the date changes to December 31, 2024.
The following date shortcuts are powerful; they produce results based on the date format chosen by your company:

[n]

'n-th' month, current day and year

/[n]

'n-th' day of the current month and year

//[n]

'n-th' year, current day and month

Examples: Today's date is July 26, 2025. In the following scenarios, you want to enter a date with the same day and year, but change the month to 8 for August (you can change the day or year in a similar fashion):

mm/dd/yyyy

Enter 8 (for August) and tab to the next field. The system populates the date field with 08/26/2025

dd.mm.yyyy

Enter /8 (for August) and tab to the next field. The system populates the date field with 26.08.2025

yyyy-mm-dd

Enter /8 (for August) and tab to the next field. The system populates the date field with 2025-08-26.

Calendar shortcuts: When the calendar is displayed, you can use the following shortcuts to enter dates:

PgUp/PgDn

 

previous/next month

Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn

previous/next year

Ctrl+Home

current month or open when closed

Ctrl+left arrow/right arrow

previous/next day

Ctrl+up arrow/down arrow

previous/next week

Enter

accept the selected date

Ctrl+End

close and erase the date

Esc

close the calendar without selection