| # Entering a date To enter a date, you can perform the following: Use the pop-up calendar. Type the date. Type + followed by a number to indicate a particular number of days in the future. For example, "+2" indicates "the day after tomorrow". Type - followed by a number to indicate a particular number of days in the past. For details about the format in which the dates and times are displayed, refer to Formats of dates and times. Using the calendar Complete these steps: Click the calendar icon behind the date field. A pop-up calendar appears that displays the month of the currently selected date. You can click the < and > buttons to display the previous and next months. On the calendar, click a date, and then click OK. Note If the field displays a date in a different year from the required date, overtype the year with the required year before you start the pop-up calendar. This saves you scrolling through 12 months for every year that you want to skip. Typing a date Enter a date or part of a date in one of these ways: Enter a valid number. The current month and year are added automatically. To enter a date with a different month or year than the current date, you can enter two digits for the day, followed by two digits for the month, and two digits for the year. LN automatically adds the date separators set up for your system. For example, if you enter 032702, LN displays 03/27/02. Entering a time When you specify a date, also specify a time. LN uses one combined field for date and time. If you use the pop-up calendar to select a date, the date is followed by the default time which is either the current time or 12:00AM. To change the time, select the time in the Date field and type the required time over it. For more information, refer to Entering a time. Example In the following examples, the current date is 23 January 2002.
Enter | Result
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27 | 01/27/2002 12:00AM
0327 | 03/27/2002 12:00AM
01141972 | 01/14/1972 12:00AM
042303 | 04/23/2003 12:00AM (year 2003)
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