# WinUI DateTimePicker Overview

Thank you for choosing Telerik RadDateTimePicker!

RadDateTimePicker is a convenient way to get rid of the boring date and time parsing and data validation. This control is an easy and simple, but yet essential way to improve end-user experience. By setting the **InputMode** property you can use **RadDateTimePicker** as a DatePicker, TimePicker or both. The design of these controls allows users to navigate through the elements with infinite looping which makes these controls
easy to use.

![WinUI RadDateTimePicker Rad Date Time Picker Overview](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/assets/4f287d59994bbbc6aaab112a63d40097/raddatetimepicker_overview_01.png)

## Key Features

This is a list with short descriptions of the top-of-the-line features of the Telerik **RadDateTimePicker** control:

* **Input Modes**:  Easily change the control behavior by transforming it into Date, Time, or DateTimePicker. [Read more](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/raddatetimepicker/features/input-modes)

* **Display Modes**: Choose between drop-down or inline mode. [Read more](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/raddatetimepicker/features/display-mode)

* **Step**: Easily configure the date/time amount used as an interval for selectable options of the control.

* **Order of the Components**: Choose which components to show and what order they will appear.

* **Header**: Display specific content for the user in the drop-down.

* **Empty Text**: Display content when there is no selected value.

* **Min/Max Values**: Choose the min/max allowed values.

* **Keyboard Navigation**: **RadDateTimePicker** supports the standard browser navigation paradigm. Once the control has focus, you can press the **Down Arrow** key to show the calendar. The users can go forward/backward over the individual days by pressing the arrow keys. Pressing the **Tab** key will move the focus to the time-picker where you can once again navigate.

> tip Get started with the control with its [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/raddatetimepicker/getting-started) help article that shows how to use it in a basic scenario.

> You can check out our demos application, which showcases the controls from the Telerik UI for WinUI suite. You can take a look at the [Examples Application](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/examples/demos-app) article, which describes how you can navigate to the download page.

## Telerik UI for WinUI Support and Learning Resources

* [Telerik UI for WinUI DateTimePicker Homepage](https://www.telerik.com/winui/datetimepicker)
* [Get Started with the Telerik UI for WinUI DateTimePicker](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/raddatetimepicker/getting-started)
* [Telerik UI for WinUI API Reference](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winui/api/)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinUI Components](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/getting-started/first-steps-nuget)
* [Telerik UI for WinUI DateTimePicker Forums](https://www.telerik.com/forums/winui)

## See Also

* [Visual Structure](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/raddatetimepicker/visual-structure)