Date Time Selection Control

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Date/Time Selection Control

Controls for setting date and time are available everywhere you need to specify duration or frequency for CommonSpot operations. For example, this dialog displays when specifying Publication and Expiration dates in the Page Properties dialog or inserting Calendar values in Simple Forms, Custom Elements, and Metadata Forms. The control is a pop-up window that opens when you click a calendar icon. The control typically includes a calendar section for selecting a date,

or a set of dropdowns for specifying a time,

or both.

To find the desired date in the calendar section, use the and buttons to move forward or backward by one month, and the and buttons to move forward or backward by one year. Click on a date to select it. Click the minus button to view a display of the calendar with Saturday/Sunday next to each other, as shown below.

The dropdown fields in the time section will match the time field formatting. For a time field with 24-hour formatting and only hours and minutes (no seconds), the time selection will appear as shown.

Time controls are also available as popups from the schedule icon, with a.m. and p.m. options, as shown below. Pick from the dropdowns.

Once you have selected the appropriate date and time, click the Close button to exit the pop-up window. The window will also close if you click anywhere on your screen outside of the pop-up window.

Note: You can also use keystrokes for Calendar functions. You can access the control using the Tab key. Once the Calendar Control has focus, press Enter to open the calendar.

Once open, use these keys to change calendar values:

Arrow keys change the selected date.
CTRL key used with calendar arrow keys changes month and year.
Left and right arrows navigate to previous and next month, respectively .
Up and down arrows navigate to previous and next year, respectively.
Spacebar navigates the calendar to the current date, without changing the selected date.
h, m, and s keys increment hours, minutes, and seconds, respectively. Holding the Shift key down for these keys decrements these units.

Note: System administrators can configure the date ranges available in the Calendar Control by modifying commonspot/calendar.js to change the following two values:

this.minYear = 1970; this.maxYear = 2050;

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