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<p class="Help-Heading-1" style="background-color: #008000;">Date Fields</p>
<p class="Help-Text"><a href="basic242.htm">Quick Entry Date Formats</a> <font color="#C0C0C0">|</font> <a href="basic_time_fields.htm">Time Fields</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><font class="hcp1">Entering Dates</font></p>
<p class="Help-Text">There are two types of Point of Sale dates: <font class="hcp2">fixed dates</font> and <font class="hcp2">dynamic dates</font>.</p>
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<p class="Help-Bulleted"><font class="hcp3">Fixed dates</font> are fixed in time. For example, if you enter 05/20/06 or a date range of 01/01/2006 12/31/2006, then this will be the recorded date, no matter how much time has passed. Document dates are fixed dates; but most allow you to change the date while creating it (subject to security rights).</p>
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<p class="Help-Bulleted"><font class="hcp3">Dynamic dates</font> allow you to define a single date or date range relative to the current Point of Sale date, such as <font class="hcp2">Today</font> or <font class="hcp2">Month-to-Date</font>. As the Point of Sale date changes, so does the dynamic dates. Dynamic dates are typically used to define date ranges for filtering lists and for reporting purposes.</p>
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<p class="Help-Note"><span class="hcp4">Note:</span> A <a href="../qbpos_secadmin/secadmin12.htm">security right</a> is available to block your employees from changing the date on a receipt.</p>
<p class="Help-Info-Line">To enter data in a fixed date field:</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">Select the date field and do one or a combination of the following:</p>
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<p class="Help-Nested-List">Enter the date directly.</p>
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<p class="Help-Nested-List">Select <img src="../image/f4_symbol.gif" alt="image\f4_symbol.gif" title="image\f4_symbol.gif" width="13" height="14" border="0"> <font class="hcp3">(&lt;F4&gt;)</font> to access a drop-down calendar.</p>
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<p class="Help-Nested-List">Todays date is highlighted in red, and the currently selected date is shown in blue. Use the arrow keys to move from day to day in the displayed month.</p>
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<p class="Help-Nested-List">To view the previous or following month, select <font face="Wingdings 3" class="hcp5">t</font> (<font class="hcp2">PageUp</font>) or <font face="Wingdings 3" class="hcp5">u</font> (<font class="hcp2">PageDown</font>) respectively. Click the date you want to select, or highlight the date and press <font class="hcp3">&lt;Enter&gt;</font>.</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">Press <font class="hcp3">&lt;Tab&gt;</font> or navigate out of the field.</p>
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<p class="Help-Warning" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 0px;"><img src="../image/warning_icon_small.gif" alt="" style="border: none;" width="24" height="25" border="0"> &#160;Warning: <span style="font-weight: normal;">Do not change your Windows system date to record a different date on a Point of Sale document. Data loss could result.</span></p>
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<p class="Help-Info-Line">To enter data in a dynamic date field:</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">Choose a range from the <font class="hcp1">Date filter type</font> field in the Dynamic Date Filter dialog.</p>
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<p class="Help-Nested-List">Use your mouse or touchscreen or press <font class="hcp1">&lt;</font><font face="Wingdings 3" class="hcp6">r;</font><font class="hcp1">&gt;</font> or <font class="hcp1">&lt;</font><font face="Wingdings 3" class="hcp6"></font><font class="hcp1">&gt;</font> to move between the selections and press <font class="hcp3">&lt;Enter&gt;</font> to choose a range. See <a href="basic322.htm">dynamic date range options</a> for help with selecting a range.</p>
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<p class="Help-Nested-List">If you choose a fixed period (<span class="hcp4">C</span><font class="hcp1">ustom</font>), use the fixed date procedure for picking dates. To access calendars, select <img src="../image/f4_symbol_2.gif" alt="image\f4_symbol_2.gif" title="image\f4_symbol_2.gif" width="13" height="15" border="0"> <font class="hcp3">(&lt;F4&gt;)</font>.</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">Select <span class="hcp4">OK</span> to apply your selected date range.</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">Press <font class="hcp3">&lt;Tab&gt;</font> or move out of the field.</p>
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<p class="Help-Main-Topic-Links"><a href="basic316.htm">Return to top</a></p>
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<p class="Related-Topics">Related Topics</p>
<p class="Help-Main-Topic-Links"><a href="basic262.htm">Filter lists</a></p>
<p class="Help-Main-Topic-Links"><a href="basic306.htm">Define filter criteria</a></p>
<p class="Help-Main-Topic-Links"><a href="../qbpos_reports_and_sales_charts/sc2305.htm">Change report dates</a></p>
<p class="Help-Main-Topic-Links"><a href="basic302.htm">Enter data</a></p>
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