The following is a date field where time is not required (refer to Date & Time Field for an example of date field that also requires a time).
Date fields are special Text boxes that can only accept and display dates.
The format in which dates are displayed (e.g., 12/25/2002 versus 25/12/2002) is defined on the user's display profile.
While dates are always displayed in a single format, a user may use a variety of formats when entering a date. For example, if a user's display profile indicates dates are displayed as MM/DD/YY, dates may be entered using ANY of the following formats: MMDDYYYY, MM-DD-YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, MMDDYY, MM-DD-YY or MM/DD/YY. If you use any of the last 3 formats, the century will be defaulted as follows:
- If the year is less than 80, a century of 20 will be defaulted.
- Otherwise, a century of 19 is defaulted.
If you click on the calendar icon next to the date field, the following window appears.
If the date field was blank, the current date is highlighted when the window first appears. If the date field contained a date, it is displayed.
You can double-click the desired date OR you can click it and click Accept to close the date window and populate the date field.