Sets focus to first segment. Show user assistance text.
Segment
Tap
Sets focus to segment. Show user assistance text.
Segment
Double Tap
If the date is complete, selects the entire date. Hitting backspace clears it.
Keyboard Information
Target
Key
Action
Field
Tab In
Sets focus to first segment. Show user assistance text.
Field
Ctrl + A or Command + A
If the date is complete, selects the entire date. Double clicking on the field also selects the date.
Field with date selected
Backspace/Delete
Backspace or delete key clears the date. The mask placeholders will be shown again and focus will be on the first segment.
Date Segment
Backspace/Delete
Clears the date segment. Focus remains on the date segment.
Date Segment
RightArrow
Moves focus to the segment on the right. If focus is on the rightmost segment, the focus does not move.
Date Segment
LeftArrow
Moves focus to the segment on the left. If focus is on the leftmost segment, the focus does not move.
Date Segment
UpArrow/DownArrow
Increments or decrements the number by one in the segment. If there is no number in the segment, it initializes it to the current date.
Date Segment
End
Increments the segment to the maximum number for the segment. For example, if on the month segment, this will set the number to 12. If on the year segment, this will set the number to 2100.
Date Segment
Home
Decrements the segment to the minimum number for the segment. For example, if on the month segment, this will set the number to 1. If on the year segment, this will set the number to 1900.
Date Segment
Page Up/Page Down
Increments or decrements the number by two in the month segment, by seven in the day segment, or by five in the year segment. If there is no number in the segment, it initializes it to the current date.