7.1.6. The date picker

Shows a window with a calendar for selecting a date. The window will be closed as soon as you select a date or click outside the window.

In order to display the date picker, do one of the following:

Click on the date on the upper left side of the Day, Workweek or Week calendar view.

Note: The date picker is only displayed in a calendar view if the mini calendar is hidden. In order to hide the mini calendar, click on View in the toolbar. Disable Mini calendar.
Click on the date on the upper left side of the scheduling view.
Click on a date input field in the appointment editing window.

Content

Browse icons . If clicking the icons, the displayed time range is browsed: one month, one year, 12 years.
If a month is displayed:
- The header contains the name of the month and the year.
- Calendar weeks and the days of the month are displayed.
- If clicking on a day, the date picker closes. The selected date will be used.
  
  If clicking on Today, the date picker closes. The current date will be used.
- If clicking on the name of the month in the header, the year is displayed.
If a year is displayed:
- The header contains the year.
- The names of the months are displayed.
- If clicking on a month name, the month is displayed.
- If clicking on Today, the date picker closes. The current date will be used.
- If clicking on the year in the header, a time range of 12 months is displayed.
If a time range of 12 months is displayed:
- The header contains the start and end of the time range.
- The years within the time range are displayed.
- If clicking on a year, the name of the months of the year are displayed.
- If clicking on Today, the current month is displayed. The current day is highlighted.

The mini calendar offers similar functions.

Calendar