Using the Popup Calendar to Enter Dates

In the Donation Date field, and in some other date fields, there is a down arrow to the right of the field, as for a drop-down list. Clicking that arrow brings up a calendar control.

You can use that calendar to enter a date. Alternatively, you can type the date right into the field, then (if you wish) pop up the calendar just to check that it is the date you intended. For instance, if you have entered a date "05/06/2007", you might be unsure whether that was May 6, or June 5. Popping up the calendar would make that clear. Click on the down arrow again to make the calendar go away.

If you prefer to use the mouse to select dates and navigate in the calendar, just click on a desired date in the calendar and it will be put back into the Date field. The calendar will also close at that point. If you aren't in the right month, use the arrow keys to the left and right of the month and year at the top of the calendar to move to the previous or next month, respectively.

You can also use the keyboard to change the date: PgUp moves to the previous month; PgDn moves to the next month. The up and down arrow keys move to the previous or next week respectively. The left arrow key moves to the previous day. (The right arrow key should move to the next day, but it has a bug in it I can't figure out how to fix, so please don't use it - sorry!) Pressing Enter on your desired date selects that date, just like clicking on it.

Note: Most users who are touch typists will actually find that it is faster to just type dates into the Date field, and never use the popup calendar. But many users do like to use a calendar, to be sure they are entering the correct date.