How to Insert a Date Control

This article describes how to insert a date control on a page:

Requirements

A Displayr document.

Method

1. Go to Anything > Page Design > Control > Date.
2. Click on the page to place the control.
3. OPTIONAL: You can have the date default to a specific date by selecting a date Calculation in Control > Default date from R Output. You can read more about setting up an R calculation that displays the date and time at How to Use R Code to Show the Date and Time.
4. OPTIONAL: Enter text, such as "Select a date", in Control > Tooltip to show a message to the user using the date control:                                                   
5. OPTIONAL: You can customize the appearance of the control by adjusting the font settings, colors, and borders from the Control menu:

      6. OPTIONAL: You can hook up your Date Control (or two Date Controls for a start and end date range) to an R filter to filter outputs in your dashboard, see How to Work with Date Ranges Using R.

Next

How to Work with Date Ranges Using R

How to Work with Aggregated Dates Using R

How to Easily Convert Strings to Times and Dates in R with flipTime

How to Use R Code to Show the Date and Time

How to Apply a Filter

How to Build Tables that Automatically Filter to the Latest Periods

How to Connect Filters to Controls using R Code