Date Controls & Views
Date and Controls
The calendar shows a slice of time, depending on you selected view. The controls will shift the time window shown:
Left/Right Arrows
You can use the left and right arrows to move through your calendar:
- Month View: Moves forward or backward by one month
- Week View: Moves forward or backward by one week
- Day View: Moves forward or backward by one day
These controls make it easy to quickly navigate to past or upcoming dates.
Date Selector
The Date Selector lets you choose a date to view your calendar. Based on your selected view, the calendar will adjust automatically:
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Month View
Displays the full month, including surrounding days to complete each week
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Week View
Shows a full week from Sunday to Saturday
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Day View
Focuses on the selected day only
Date Title
The Date Title shows the current date range you’re viewing in the calendar. It updates based on your selected view:
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Month View:
Displays the month and year - MMM YYYY (e.g., Dec 2025)
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Week View:
Shows the full date range for the week - MMM DD [YYYY] - [MMM] DD YYYY, where pieces in brackets […] are optional, and show only if the start and end dates differ in those aspects. (e.g., Nov 23 - 29 2025 or Dec 28 2025 - Jan 3 2026)
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Day View:
Displays the selected day - MMM DD YYYY (e.g., Nov 23 2025)
Today Button
Use the Today button to quickly return to the current date without needing to select it manually.
Calendar Views
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Month View (Default)
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Week View/Day View
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The month view shows an entire calendar month, while the week and day views are identical (except for the time window they show).
The following is expected for each view:
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Month View (Default) | Week View / Day View |
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| Event Details | Event title is shown (only) | Event title is shown, along with time window and event name |
| Stacking / Order | Stacked vertically within the day, and no time information is visually apparent other than the order of occurrence in the day | Shown in the time block they occupy |
| Overlapping | Visually separated (not indicated) | Overlapped horizontally to occupy “swim lanes” as needed |
| Multi-Day Events | Broken into separate visual events (e.g., Overnight (1/2), Overnight (2/2) | Same |
| On-Call Windows | Stacked on top of the day cells | Stacked at the top of the view |
| Navigation | Day label can be tapped to navigate to the day view for that day | Day label can be tapped to navigate to/from the day view for that day, or back to the week view |
| Whitespace Action | Tap to create new events for that day | Tap or drag to create new events for that day and optionally start/end time block |
| Moving Events | Events can be moved between days (time stays the same) | Events can be moved between days and times |