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Use Keyboard Shortcuts for Date and Time Fields

You can use your keyboard for shortcuts in Time and Date fields in Teacher Access Center.

Date Fields

Note that if you are in a field that allows entering multiple dates, the keystrokes only affect the date where the cursor is positioned.

Action

Keystroke

To set to the current date.

t

To set to the first day of the current month.

m

To set to the first day of the current year.

y

To increase entered date by one day.

+ or =

To decrease entered date by one day.

_ or -

To increase entered date by one month.

]

To decrease entered date by one month.

[

Time Fields

Action

Keystroke

To set to the current time.

t

To increase the time in increments of 5. The first time you press the keystroke, the entered time is increased to the next five-minute interval. For example, if you entered 11:07 and pressed +, the time would be updated to 11:10.

+ or =

To decrease the time in increments of 5. The first time you press the keystroke, the entered time is decreased to the previous five-minute interval. For example, if you entered 11:07 and pressed -, the time would be updated to 11:05.

_ or -

To increase the time entered by one hour.

]

To decrease the time entered by one hour.

[

To round time down to the hour.

h


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