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Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core DatePicker is always available.

For a complete example, refer to the demo on keyboard navigation of the DatePicker.

The DatePicker supports the following shortcuts:

SHORTCUT DESCRIPTION
Access key + w Focuses the component.
Enter Triggers the change event of the component.
Alt + Up Arrow Closes the popup.
Alt + Down Arrow Opens the popup.
Left Arrow Highlights the previous day in the popup.
Right Arrow Highlights the next day in the popup.
Up Arrow Highlights the same day from the previous week in the popup.
Down Arrow Highlights the same day from the next week in the popup.
Ctrl + Left Arrow Navigates to the previous month in the popup.
Ctrl + Right Arrow Navigates to the next month in the popup.
Ctrl + Up Arrow Navigates to the previous view in the popup.
Ctrl + Down Arrow Navigates to the next view in the popup.
Home Highlights the first day of the month.
End Highlights the last day of the month.
Enter (Month View) Selects the highlighted day.
Enter Navigates to a lower view.
Esc Closes the popup to a lower view.
T Select the current date in the component.

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