Keyboard shortcut for "TODAY" ?

[creolejazz]

I've got a form with a DATE field and the little icon for the calendar appears when I tab to that field. Is there a keyboard shortcut for today's date that I can use without having to click the little calendar icon? I know I can copy today's date and paste it but wondered if there's a keyboard shortcut. ALT+T only works after clicking the calendar icon first.

 

[MSAccessRookie]

I've got a form with a DATE field and the little icon for the calendar appears when I tab to that field. Is there a keyboard shortcut for today's date that I can use without having to click the little calendar icon? I know I can copy today's date and paste it but wondered if there's a keyboard shortcut. ALT+T only works after clicking the calendar icon first.

Try using the <CTRL> Key and the Semi-Colon Key (";") at the same time. See if that does what you are looking for.

 

[neileg]

Or set the default value as Date().

 

[creolejazz]

Yes, that did it. Thanks so much.

 

[MSAccessRookie]

Yes, that did it. Thanks so much.

I am curious, which resolution works best for you?

 

[creolejazz]

This one seems to work great.

"Or set the default value as Date()."

 

[georgedwilkinson]

I just tried the "<ctrl> ;" out...it works too. Nice shortcut.

 

[MSAccessRookie]

I just tried the "<ctrl> ;" out...it works too. Nice shortcut.

Thanks, George. All of my users like htat one as well.

 

[MarkHammer]

Today shortcut

Why not just set the default value property of the control to "Date()"?

 

[georgedwilkinson]

Why not just set the default value property of the control to "Date()"?

You mean, as suggested in post # 3 and validated as working by the OP in post #s 4 & 6?

And for those one-offs, the other technique works just fine, too.