Calendar

You can use the built-in calendar to enter values for attributes of Date type.

The calendar window displays the calendar for the current month. The top line contains the fields for selecting the year and the month and the buttons for changing the month. Under the year field, the months bar is displayed. You can use it to select a month within the specified year. Under the month bar, the days of week are displayed. The current date is marked with the green border.

Switching to the previous month

Click the < button to the right of the month name.

Switching to the next month

Click the > button to the right of the month name.

Changing the month

Click the month name in the months bar.
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Click the month field and then select a month from the list.

Changing the year

Click the year field and then select a year from the list. You can scroll the list by pressing Up Arrow or Down Arrow or by rotating the mouse wheel.

Using the keyboard

You can change a date part (day, month, or year) by pressing Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow. The active date part has a yellow border. To switch between date parts, press Tab or Shift + Tab.
To decrease the year, press Left Arrow or Up Arrow. To increase the year, press Right Arrow or Down Arrow.

To decrease the month, press Left Arrow or Up Arrow. To increase the month, press Right Arrow or Down Arrow.

Using the mouse

You can change a date part (month or year) using the mouse. When you move the pointer over the year or month field, the field background color changes to gray. Rotating the wheel button changes the current date part.

 

You can resize the calendar window. As the window size increases, additional calendars appear in the window.