To use the ADLForms Calendar Control click on the Calendar button to the right of the required Date field.
The Calendar Control will pop-up ready for date selection. The control is split into two sections. They are:
1. |
Date Calculation |
2. |
Date Selection |
The control allows you to select:
1. |
today's date; or |
2. |
a specific date; or |
3. |
a date that is a number of days from today's date; or |
4. |
a date that is a number of days from a specific date |
Today's Date
To select today's date:
a. |
Click the <Clear Settings> button in the Calculation section |
b. |
Click the <Today’s Date> button in the Selection section |
A Specific Date
To select a specific date:
a. |
Click the <Clear Settings> button in the Calculation section |
b. |
Navigate to the correct month using the navigation buttons in the 'Selection' section |
c. |
Click on the day of the month, in the ''Selection section, that you wish to select as the date |
A Number of Days from Today's Date
To select a date that is a number of days from today's date:
a. |
Set the number of days to add to today’s date in the 'Calculation' section by selecting one of the addition options |
b. |
Check or un-check the 'Including Selected Date' checkbox in the 'Calculation' section according to whether you wish today’s date to be counted as the first day of the addition process or not |
c. |
Click the <Today’s Date> button in the 'Selection' section |
A Number of Days from a Specific Date
To select a date that is a number of days from a specific date:
a. |
Set the number of days to add to the selected date in the 'Calculation' section by selecting one of the addition options |
b. |
Check or un-check the 'Including Selected Date' checkbox in the Calculation section according to whether you wish the selected date to be counted as the first day of the addition process or not |
c. |
Navigate to the correct month using the navigation buttons in the 'Selection' section |
d. |
Click on the day of the month, in the 'Selection' section, that you wish to calculate the new date from |
Calculating a Date
Date calculation is a quick and easy way to specify a date that is a required number of days from a particular day.
IMPORTANT: In some forms it is a legislative requirement to specify a date that is an exact (or no less than a) number of days from a certain date (eg. Entry date may be required to be no less than 14 days from the date of a notice of an agent’s intention to enter rental premises).
Such legislative requirement may or may not require the start date to be counted as being part of the period of days. ADLForms cannot know when such requirements apply. It is the responsibility of the person completing the form to know the requirements in respect to legislation covering the form being created and check or uncheck the “Including Selected Date” checkbox as necessary.
Examples:
The following screenshot shows how to calculate a date that is 14 days from today, including today:
The following screenshot shows how to add 13 days to today’s date, not including today (effectively the same result as above):
Remember Settings
If you are always setting dates that require a specific calculation ADLForms can remember your settings for use the next time you need to calculate a date. Check the “Remember My Settings” checkbox before selecting a date and the program will automatically apply your calculation settings the next time you use the Calendar Control.