Accessibility Support in WPF Scheduler (SfScheduler)
31 Mar 20224 minutes to read
Screen reader support
The [WPF Scheduler](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-controls/scheduler) can easily be accessed by the screen readers. Please find the following table to get the spoken feedback about the inner element contents of the screen.
Month view
View
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Accessibility Format
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Example
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Month cell
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dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
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Sunday, May 30, 2021
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ViewHeader
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dddd
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Sunday
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Appointment (all-day)
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Subject All-day
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Meeting All day
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Appointment
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Subject h:mm t - h:mm tt dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
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General Meeting 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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Spanning Appointment
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Subject dddd, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt - dddd, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt
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Plan Execution Friday, May 28, 2021 10:00:00 AM-Sunday, May 30, 2021 11:00:00 AM
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Week number
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Week number
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Week Number 22
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Month agenda view with No date selected
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No Date Selected
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No Date Selected
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Month Agenda view with No events
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dddd, MMMM d, yyyy No Events
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021 No Events
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Month Agenda view list appointment
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dddd, dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
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Thursday, June 24, 2021
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BlackoutDates
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Blackout Day dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
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Blackout Day-Saturday, June 26, 2021
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Day, week and workweek views
View
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Accessibility Format
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Example
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Timeslot cell
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dddd, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt
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Sunday, June 20, 2021 12:00:00 AM
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ViewHeader
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dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
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Sunday, June 20, 2021
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Appointment (all-day)
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Subject All-day
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Meeting All day
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Appointment
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Subject h:mm t - h:mm tt dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
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General Meeting 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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Spanning Appointment
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Subject dddd, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt - dddd, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt
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Plan Execution Friday, May 28, 2021 10:00:00 AM-Sunday, May 30, 2021 11:00:00 AM
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Time ruler
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Time ruler
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12 AM
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Timeline views
View
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Accessibility Format
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Example
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Timeslot cell
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dddd, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt
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Sunday, June 20, 2021 12:00:00 AM
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ViewHeader
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dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
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Sunday, June 20, 2021
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Appointment (all-day)
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Subject All-day
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Meeting All day
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Appointment
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Subject h:mm t - h:mm tt dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
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General Meeting 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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Spanning Appointment
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Subject dddd, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt - dddd, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt
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Plan Execution Friday, May 28, 2021 10:00:00 AM-Sunday, May 30, 2021 11:00:00 AM
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Time ruler
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Time ruler
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12 AM
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View
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Accessibility Format
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Example
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Day, Week, Work week, Month, Timeline day and Timeline month
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MMMM yyyy
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June 2021
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Timeline week and Timeline work week
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MMMM yyyy - MMMM yyyy
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28 June - 2 July 2021
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Previous navigation button
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Previous navigation button
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Previous navigation button
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Next navigation button
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Next navigation button
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Next navigation button
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View
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Accessibility Format
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Example
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Resource header
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Name Id
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Sophia 1000
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Appointment editor window
View
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Accessibility Format
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Example
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Add appointment
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Title
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New event
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Edit appointment
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Title
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Edit event
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Title textbox
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Title Edit Subject Text Enter line
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Title Edit Meeting Enter line
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Location textbox
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Title Edit Location Text Enter line
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Location Edit Chennai Enter line
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Notes textbox
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Title Edit NotesText Enter line
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Notes Edit (description) Enter line
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Save button
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Save button
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Save button
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Cancel button
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Cancel button
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Cancel button
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Delete button
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Delete button
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Delete button
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Timezone/All-day check box
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All day checkbox
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All day checkbox checked/Unchecked
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Date/time picker
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Date/time value edit
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12/1/2021 edit
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Combo box
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Combobox content
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Custom
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Recurrence editing window
View
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Accessibility Format
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Example
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Editing or Deleting an recurrence appointment
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Title
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Open Recurring Item / Confirm Delete
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Radio button
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Content ControlType
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Just this one RadioButton / Delete this occurrence
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Button
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Content ControlType
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OK button / Cancel button
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Reminder window
View
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Accessibility Format
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Example
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Reminder window
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Title
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4 reminders
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Dismiss all button
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Dismiss all button
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Dismiss all button
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Snooze button
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Snooze button
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Snooze button
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Dismiss button
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Dismiss button
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Dismiss button
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Reminder appointments selected
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subject Selected appointment index out of over all index.
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Conference 1 of 4
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Keyboard navigation
The SfScheduler supports selection using keyboard interactions.
Day, Week and WorkWeek views
Navigation Shortcut Keys
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Descriptions
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Right arrow
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Moves selection to the same time slot on the next day.
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Left arrow
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Moves selection to the same time slot on the previous day.
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Down arrow
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Moves selection to the next time slot directly below the currently selected time slot.
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Up arrow
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Moves selection to the previous time slot directly above the currently selected time slot.
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Timeline views
Navigation Shortcut Keys
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Descriptions
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Right arrow
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Moves selection to the next time slot of the currently selected time slot.
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Left arrow
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Moves selection to the previous time slot of the currently selected time slot.
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Month view
Navigation Shortcut Keys
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Descriptions
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Right arrow
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Moves selection to the next date of the currently selected date.
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Left arrow
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Moves selection to the previous date of the currently selected date.
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Down arrow
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Moves selection to the date directly below the currently selected date on the next row.
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Up arrow
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Moves selection to the date directly above the currently selected date on the previous row.
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Appointments
Navigation Shortcut Keys
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Descriptions
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Tab
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Moves selection to the next appointment of the currently selected appointment.
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Shift + Tab
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Moves selection to the previous appointment of the currently selected appointment.
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Delete
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Deletes the selected appointment from appointments collection.
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View navigations
Ctrl + Alt + 1 => DayView
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Moves the view to day view.
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Ctrl + Alt + 2 => WeekView
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Moves the view to week view.
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Ctrl + Alt + 3 => WorkWeekView
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Moves the view to work week view.
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Ctrl + Alt + 4 => MonthView
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Moves the view to work week view.
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Ctrl + Alt + 5 => TimelineDayView
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Moves the view to Timeline day view.
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Ctrl + Alt + 6 => TimelineWeekView
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Moves the view to Timeline week view.
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Ctrl + Alt + 7 => TimelineWorkWeekView
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Moves the view to Timeline work week view.
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Ctrl + Alt + 8 => TimelineMonthView
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Moves the view to Timeline month view.
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You can also explore our WPF Scheduler example to knows how to schedule and manage appointments through an intuitive user interface, similar to the Outlook calendar.