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Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the Calendar is always available.

The Calendar supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

ShortcutDescription
Up ArrowFocuses a date in the previous week.
Down ArrowFocuses a date in the next week.
Left ArrowFocuses the previous available date.
Right ArrowFocuses the next available date.
EnterSelects the focused date.
HomeFocuses the first date in the month.
EndFocuses the last date in the month.
PageUpFocuses the same date in the previous month.
PageDownFocuses the same date in the next month.
Ctrl+Up Arrow & Cmd+Up ArrowFocuses the same date in the upper view.
Ctrl+Down Arrow & Cmd+Down ArrowFocuses the same date in the lower view.
Ctrl+Right Arrow & Cmd+Right ArrowNavigates to the next period.
Ctrl+Left Arrow & Cmd+Left ArrowNavigates to the previous period.
tFocuses the today date.
Ctrl+Enter & Cmd+Enter(Multiple Selection Mode) Adds or removes the highlighted day from the current selection.
Shift+Enter(Multiple Selection Mode) Performs a range selection.
Shift+Left Arrow(Multiple Selection Mode) Adds the previous date to the selected items.
Shift+Right Arrow(Multiple Selection Mode) Adds the next date to the selected items.
Shift+Up Arrow(Multiple Selection Mode) Extends selection up one row in month view.
Shift+Down Arrow(Multiple Selection Mode) Extends selection down one row in month view.
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