Using a Perfect Format Field

Date, time and numeric masks have shortcut keys and auto-fill features:

Pressing "/" or "-" in a date mask jumps from the month to day to year section of the field.
Pressing ":" in a time mask jumps from the hour to the minute section of the field.
Pressing "." In a numeric mask jumps to the decimal portion of the field.
Pressing "@" In an email mask jumps to the domain name portion of the field.
Year masks allow typing a one, two or four digit year. For example, if a field has a mask set to mm/dd/yyyy, typing 1/1/2 will display 01/01/2002.
Pressing [Ctrl]+[Right Arrow] navigates to the next subfield within a field.
Pressing [Ctrl]+[Left Arrow] navigates to the prior subfield within a field.

When you enter a Perfect Format field you are in overtype mode. Pressing the [Insert] key toggles between insert and overtype mode. Insert mode is ignored in date and time masks. This is because, for example, allowing 09/22/2002 to become 01/92/2200 is forbidden.

When deleting or backspacing in a field using a date or time mask, the data to the right of the edit cursor is also deleted. This is because, for example, allowing 09/22/2002 to become 92/22/002_ is forbidden.

Data must match the mask of a field when pasting. If the data does not match a field’s mask the paste will be ignored.

To select an entire field, press the [F2] function key.