# Month Navigation

The title bar of the [ASP NET AJAX Calendar](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/calendar.aspx) includes the controls for navigating to other views. By default, each view represents a single month. However, if the calendar is using [Multi-View mode](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/calendar/functionality/multi-view-mode), the view can include any number of months.
![Navigating RadCalendar](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/7edb00f83f51be8188826adeffc15fdd/calendar_usability_navigating.png)

The title bar includes three types of controls for switching views:

* **Back X Views** / **Forward X Views** - The outermost controls, that appear as double arrow buttons ("<<" or ">>") move the current view by a fixed number of views, which is defined by the **FastNavigationStep** property. For example, in single view mode, if **FastNavigationStep** is 3, then clicking the ">>" button moves forward three months. In [multi-view mode](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/calendar/functionality/multi-view-mode), with two months showing, if **FastNavigationStep** is 3, then clicking the ">>" button moves forward six months.

* **Back 1 View** / **Forward 1 View** - The single arrow buttons ("<" or ">") move the view back or forward by a single view. In single view mode, clicking these buttons changes the view by a single month. In multi-view mode, clicking these buttons changes the view by the number of months shown in a single view.

* **Month and Year Selector** - Clicking on the title in the center of the title bar causes a popup to appear that lets the user navigate directly to a particular month or year. In the popup, the user can select month and year, then click the **OK** button to move to the view containing that month and year. Clicking the **Today** button moves to the view containing the current date. Clicking the **Cancel** button exits without changing the current view. The "<<" and ">>" buttons scroll through the possible years in the popup.

  ![Overview of RadCalendar structure](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/9809d9ca1831d36437b0b687d0896a02/calendar_overviewstructure_002.png)

## See Also

* [Navigation Controls Settings](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/calendar/functionality/navigation-controls-settings)