Datepicker Excel
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How to Insert Date Picker in Excel? To insert Drop Down Calendar, we will use an ActiveX Control, which is ‘Microsoft Date and Time Picker Control 6.0 (SP6)’. You can download this Date Picker Excel Template here – Date Picker Excel Template Suppose we have to maintain data for employees of a company.
Definition
- On the form template, place the cursor where you want to insert the control. If the Controls task pane is not visible, click More Controls on the Insert menu, or press ALT+I, C. Under Insert controls, click Date Picker. In the Date Picker Binding dialog box, select the field in which you want to.
- Excel Date Picker Excel Date Picker from samradapps.com is a beautifully designed and easy to use calendar that supports all versions of Excel 2007 to 2016. It adds the Date Picker button to the ribbon, and optionally, an item to the right click menu. And I confirm that it works without a hitch in my Excel 2016 64 bit.
- The datepicker is tied to a standard form input field. Focus on the input (click, or use the tab key) to open an interactive calendar in a small overlay. Choose a date, click elsewhere on the page (blur the input), or hit the Esc key to close. If a date is chosen, feedback is shown as the input's value.
- Date Picker is a drop-down calendar that helps entering dates in Excel. Just run the calendar and click the needed date to get it automatically inserted into the selected cell. Date Picker will assist if you need to add and subtract years, months, weeks, and days from.
Represents a Windows Forms DateTimePicker that can be added to a Microsoft Office Excel worksheet.
Remarks
The Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.DateTimePicker is different from a System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker. The Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.DateTimePicker has additional members that enable it to be added to an Excel worksheet and that give it additional methods and properties.
Do not use the New constructor to create a new DateTimePicker. Use the AddDateTimePicker method to add a new DateTimePicker to a worksheet.
Properties
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| Application | Gets an Application object that represents the creator of the DateTimePicker. |
| Border | Gets a Border that represents the border of the DateTimePicker. |
| Bottom | Gets the distance, in points, between the bottom edge of the DateTimePicker and the top edge of the worksheet. |
| BottomRightCell | Gets a Range object that represents the cell that lies under the lower-right corner of the DateTimePicker. |
| Creator | Gets a value that indicates the application in which the DateTimePicker was created. |
| Height | Gets or sets the height of the DateTimePicker. |
| Index | Gets the index number of the DateTimePicker within the collection of OLEObjects on the sheet. |
| Interior | Gets an Interior object that represents the interior of the DateTimePicker. |
| Left | Gets or sets the distance, in points, between the left edge of the DateTimePicker and the left edge of the worksheet. |
| Locked | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the DateTimePicker can be modified at design time when the sheet is protected. |
| OLEType | Gets a value that represents the OLE object type. |
| OnAction | |
| Parent | Gets the parent object for the DateTimePicker. |
| Placement | Gets or sets an object that indicates the way the DateTimePicker is attached to the cells below it. |
| PrintObject | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the DateTimePicker is printed when the worksheet is printed. |
| Right | Gets the distance, in points, between the right edge of the DateTimePicker and the left edge of the worksheet. |
| ShapeRange | Gets a ShapeRange object that represents the DateTimePicker. |
| SourceName | Gets or sets the link source name of the DateTimePicker. |
| Top | Gets or sets the distance, in points, between the top edge of the DateTimePicker and the top edge of the worksheet. |
| TopLeftCell | Gets a Range object that represents the cell that lies under the upper-left corner of the DateTimePicker. |
| Visible | Gets or sets a value that represents whether the DateTimePicker is visible. |
| Width | Gets or sets the width of the DateTimePicker in points. |
| ZOrder | Gets the z-order position of the DateTimePicker. |
Methods
| Activate() | Activates the DateTimePicker. |
| BringToFront() | Brings the DateTimePicker to the front of the z-order. |
| CopyPicture(XlPictureAppearance, XlCopyPictureFormat) | Copies the DateTimePicker to the Clipboard as a picture. |
| Delete() | Deletes a dynamically created DateTimePicker from the worksheet and removes it from the ControlCollection. |
| Select(Object) | Selects the DateTimePicker. |
| SendToBack() | Sends the DateTimePicker to the back of the z-order. |
| SetVisibleCore(Boolean) | Sets the DateTimePicker to the specified visible state. |
| Update() | |
Applies to
Date Picker Add-in for Excel 2007 and up for Windows
Note: There are 6 languages supported on this moment :English, German, Español, Français, Russian and Danish.
Right click on a worksheet cell and click on the Date Picker menu option to open the Date Picker.
Information
1) You can select any month and year with the arrow keys and click on Today to jump to today's date. When you click on the button with the ? you can read the information below how to insert the date or week number in the active cell.
- Double-click on a day to Insert the date and the formatting.
- Ctrl + double-click on a day to Insert the date only, using the default or existing date format.
- Shift + double-click on a day to Insert the week number.
2) You have an option to insert a Live Calendar to your worksheet, click on the 'Insert Live Calendar' button, the screenshot below is for the ISO week number system. If you change the date on top of the calendar it will update the calendar automatic.
3) When you click on Change Settings the Date Picker you have the following options :
In the Settings section you can :
- Choose a Date format in the dropdown that will be used when you double-click on a day. There is also an option to add one custom Date format of your own if you can't find one that you like in the dateformat dropdown menu.
- Select the week number system that you want to use. Default = ISO Week numbers
- There is an option to AutoFit the column width after it insert the Date. Default = AutoFit
- There is an option that will open the calendar with the date selected that is in the active cell (if there is a Date in the cell) and not the default of the last Date that you inserted with the add-in.
- There is a option to automatic close the add-in after you insert a Date or Week number.
- You can change the language of the user interface of the Date Picker in: English, German, Español, Français, Russian or Danish on this moment. But It will open automatic in the language of your Excel language version if it exists, if not it will use the English language.
Download and Install information
Excel 2007 and up
1) Download the RDB Date Picker add-in (Version 1.6 for Excel 2007 and up: 7-March-2019).
Note: In version 1.6 it is also possible to use the add-in if you not have Format Columns checked in the sheet protection dialog if you protect your sheet. Format Cells is still needed when you protect your sheet.
2) Copy WinDatePicker.xlam to a unprotected directory on your system.
Tip: Use one folder for all your add-ins (easy to back up your add-ins this way)
3) Start Excel and open a workbook.
2007: Click the Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, click the Add-Ins tab.
2010 and up: Click on File, click on Options, click the Add-ins tab.
In the Manage drop-down, choose Excel Add-ins, and click Go. Use 'Browse' to select the add-in and then click on OK. Verify that the Date Picker is checked in the add-in list and then click OK.
4) Right click on a worksheet cell and choose Date Picker to open the user form.
Note: The add-in is available as freeware. But you can use the Contact button in the menu if you want to support the development of this Date Picker add-in.
Date Picker Excel File
Note: There is also a version for Excel for the Mac, Check out this webpage if you want more information about the Mac add-in.
Note: If you can't find the menu item in the Cell menu and the add-in is checked in the Add-ins dialog see this website for more information : http://peltiertech.com/Utility30/Documentation30/RibbonDisappears.html
Date Picker Excel 2016
Open the Date Picker with VBA code for in your worksheet
With the code below you can open/close the Date Picker, you can use the macro below in other VBA projects to open/close the Calendar to insert a date in your worksheet instead of using the menu item in the Cell menu.
Datepicker Excel 2019
To get the last date picked in the Date Picker you can use :
Date Picker Excel
Note : If you want to open the Date Picker from inside your own userform be sure that you open your userform Modeless, with the second macro you can fill in the picked date inside a control if you want.