How to Insert a Date Control

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

Requirements

A Displayr document.

Method

1. From the toolbar, go to 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 Properties > 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 Properties > 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 RHow to Work with Aggregated Dates Using RHow to Easily Convert Strings to Times and Dates in R with flipTimeHow to Use R Code to Show the Date and TimeHow to Apply a FilterHow to Build Tables that Automatically Filter to the Latest PeriodsHow to Connect Filters to Controls Using R Code