Use the following keys on the keyboard to navigate this dialog:

°    CANCEL - Aborts the current operation and acts like the Esc key on the PC keyboard.

°    CLEAR - Moves to the next field in a dialog box and acts like the Tab key on the PC keyboard.

°    ENTER - Accepts the current entry or selection and acts like the Enter or Return key on the PC keyboard.

°    CTRL - This is the unlabeled (blank) key in the lower-right corner of the keypad, which is used to select alphabetic characters during text entry. This key acts like the Space bar on the PC keyboard to check or uncheck a checkbox control.

°   Arrow Keys (< and >) - Press these keys to cycle through the available options in an area.

°    F4 - Press this function key to display a drop down list of options for the selected field.

°    F8 - Press this function key to display an on-screen keypad for entering alphanumeric data into the selected field.

The default Date setting makes use of the Gregorian calendar. The United States and most English-speaking countries make use of this calendar. The actual format is defined when the country/region is selected on the Regional and Language Settings tab.

Both the long and short methods of displaying the date can be defined separately by the other options on this window. Samples are provided in their respective sections, which will update each time a change is made.

Short Date:

Style - By default, the U.S. region short date is displayed as M/d/yyyy, which means the month is first, followed by the day, and then by the year (e.g., 8/10/2010). Options

Separator - The only pre-defined option is the forward slash (/). It can be manually changed using the F8 function key to bring up the on-screen virtual keyboard.

Long Date:

Style - There are four (4) formats available that represent the day of the week, as well as the month day, and year. Options