Dates can be entered in Keystroke using may formats, including the standard MM/DD/YY format. Date may be entered quickly by entering them without the slashes.
Note: Keystroke does not accept dates entered without separators that have an odd number of digits or just 4 digits. (e.g. If 93092 is entered, Keystroke restores the date field to its original setting).
Quick date entry examples:
December 10, 2017 can be entered many ways:
- 12/10/17
- 121017
- 12.10 (Keystroke automatically defaults to the current year)
- 10 (Keystroke automatically defaults to the current month)
Relative Date Entry:
(+/- # D / W / M / Q / Y)
+1W (Today plus 1 Week)
-2M (Today minus 2 Months)
Combining Relative Dates:
Multiple relative dates (e.g. -1M) can be combined in a single date definition formula by separating them
with the Pipe Character ("|"). To define the first day of the previous month, enter "-1M|1". To define the
last week of the prior month enter "-1M|-1W". Relative dates are always based on the date currently
displayed in the field into which they are entered. Entering -1M sets the date back one month, going back
to that field and entering -1W sets the date back 1 additional week from that date (not from the current
date). The "|" character allows multiple relative date definitions to be entered together in a single date
definition formula (without having to leave the date field). To force the relative date formula to be based
on the current date, add "|" to the beginning for the date definition formula (e.g. "|-1M"or "|-1M|-1W").
To enter today's date:
Press [Delete] while in the date field, then press [Enter].
To enter the previous month:
Enter "BPM" (Beginning of Previous Month) in the Start Date and enter "EPM" (End of Previous Month) in the End Date.
To enter the previous year:
Enter "BPY" (Beginning of Previous Year) in the Start Date and enter "EPY" (End of Previous Year) in the End Date.
For end of month (28,29,30,31), enter 99 as the day:
For May 31, enter:
5/99/17
5.99
99 (if the current month is May)
For the first day of the current year enter:
1.1
For a blank date ([ / / ]) enter 0.
Press [F6] to display the calendar, then [Enter] to select a date. Press [Ctrl]+[PageDown] or [Ctrl]+[PageUp] to change years.
In Comment fields, press [Shift]+[F6] to automatically enter today's date.