Date of Event field (Notebook)

Full name:

Date of Event

Location:

In the Record pane of Record Edit (Notebook). It can appear in a record and any subrecords.

Description:

A date field stores the date on which the current event occurred.

You can type directly in the field, or use the Date dialog box.

Tasks:

Field type:

Date

Writing systems:

One or more analysis

Tip:

  • The Date of Event field and Time of Event field store a date and time (of day) that you can control.

    • In this field, you can set ambiguous dates, such About September 2010, where Unknown was selected for the day. This can affect how you use the Using Restrict to items dialog box.

  • The date and time for the Date Created and Date Modified fields are automatically entered by FieldWorks.

  • You can change the format of date fields in Microsoft Windows® Control Panel or Linux equivalent.

Related Topics

Notebook fields overview