"sali" <s***@euroherc.hr> wrote in message
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> dtpicker alows *day* selection, *month* scrolling, but is it possiblce to
> have also fast *year* selection?
> to select day two years in the past, i now need *twentyfour* times te
> select left arrow on month slider.
> the alternative way is to first type in raw date [with desired year] in
> text box, then to select exact day from standard month grid,
> or, with opened month grid to click between month slider arrows, and
> select first month, tehe to repeat until desired year reached.
> bu i can not find any *direct* method for year selection.
>
> so, is there some *gui* way for quick year selecting through dtpicker
> control?
>
> thnx

> > dtpicker alows *day* selection, *month* scrolling, but is it
possiblce to
> > have also fast *year* selection?
> > to select day two years in the past, i now need *twentyfour*
times te
> > select left arrow on month slider.
> > the alternative way is to first type in raw date [with desired
year] in
> > text box, then to select exact day from standard month grid,
> > or, with opened month grid to click between month slider
arrows, and
> > select first month, tehe to repeat until desired year reached.
> > bu i can not find any *direct* method for year selection.
> >
> > so, is there some *gui* way for quick year selecting through
dtpicker
> > control?
>
> ops, immideately after sending question, i found that on opened
month grid,
> clicking *year* part of dsate on top of grid, activates
additional *year*
> selecting sider.
> am i now completely understand dtpicker usage, or is there
another hidden
> shortcuts?

"Rick Rothstein [MVP - Visual Basic]" <rickNOSPAMnews@NOSPAMcomcast.net>
wrote in message news:epSv1FovFHA.3720@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > dtpicker alows *day* selection, *month* scrolling, but is it
> possiblce to
>> > have also fast *year* selection?
>> > to select day two years in the past, i now need *twentyfour*
> times te
>> > select left arrow on month slider.
>> > the alternative way is to first type in raw date [with desired
> year] in
>> > text box, then to select exact day from standard month grid,
>> > or, with opened month grid to click between month slider
> arrows, and
>> > select first month, tehe to repeat until desired year reached.
>> > bu i can not find any *direct* method for year selection.
>> >
>> > so, is there some *gui* way for quick year selecting through
> dtpicker
>> > control?
>>
>> ops, immideately after sending question, i found that on opened
> month grid,
>> clicking *year* part of dsate on top of grid, activates
> additional *year*
>> selecting sider.
>> am i now completely understand dtpicker usage, or is there
> another hidden
>> shortcuts?
>
> You did find that clicking on the month's name displayed a
> drop-down list for you to select the month from, right? There are
> also keyboard shortcuts available when the calendar grid is
> displayed. Obviously, the arrow keys will move up/down and
> right/left through the day part of the calendar. In addition to
> that, the PageUp and PageDown keys will move through the calendar
> display month by month AND holding down the Control key while
> pressing the PageUp and PageDown keys will move through the
> calendar year by year. Oh, and if you move the calendar display to
> another month, day and/or year, you can always return to the
> current month, day and year by clicking on the red circle icon
> located on the bottom of the monthly displays. And I guess I
> should mention that with the calendar display NOT shown, you can
> move between fields using the right/left arrow keys and you can
> increase/decrease the highlighted field using the up/down keys.
>
> Rick