Tip: Quick-Date Entry Formats

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Dates are displayed in the format you specified in your operating system. You can enter dates in that same format or use one of the following quick entry formats (without typing hyphens () or slash marks (/) to separate days, months, and years). When you press <Enter> or exit the field, the date will be converted to the format set up in your operating system, with the appropriate hyphens or slashes added.

The available quick entry formats are:

Quick Entry Formats | Display Formats and Notes
mmddyyyy mmddyy ddmmmyy ddmmmyyyy | Example: September 8, 2003 can be entered: 09082003 090803 08Sep03 08Sep2003. Letters for month are not case-sensitive. No matter how you enter the date, it will be displayed according to your operating systems date format.
Use the keyboard shortcuts below to quickly enter dates. Some commands are relative to the currently displayed date. If there is not a date displayed, the entry is relative to the current date. When keyboard combinations have a + between them press the keys at the same time. When separated by a comma, press the first key, release, and then press the next key.
<T>, <Enter> | Enter today's date.
<+>, <Number>, <Enter> | Move date forward the specified number of days.
<>, <Number>, <Enter> | Move date back the specified number of days. Note: This option is not available if your operating system date is set to use hyphens () as the date separator.
<Alt+r;> | Change date one day forward.
<Alt+> | Change date to one day earlier.
<Alt+PageUp> | Move date forward one month.
<Alt+PageDown> | Move date back one month.
<Alt+Home> | Move date forward one year.
<Alt+End> | Move date back one year.