Dates

You can enter and maintain many dates on records, and also find and select records by using date information. You can enter and maintain many dates on records, and also find and select records by using date information.

About this task

You enter and edit dates, in Date type fields, in the format defined by the Short date Windows™ Regional settings.

To specify a blank date for the record (even if a date is already displayed), turn off the Date checkbox.

Procedure

To enter a date:
  1. Turn on the Date checkbox.
  2. Click the arrow to the right of the field to display the calendar.
    Tip: By default the calendar is displayed with today's date highlighted. To go to today's date from anywhere in the calendar, right-click and select Go to today.
  3. Select the date that you would like to use.