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### Setting the calendar starting view
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By default the calendar will open in month view, this can be changed by setting the `startView`
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property of `<mat-datepicker>` to `year`. In year view the user will see all months of the year and
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then proceed to month view after choosing a month.
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The `startView` property of `<mat-datepicker>` can be used to set the view that will show up when
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the calendar first opens. It can be set to `month`, `year`, or `multi-year`; by default it will open
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to month view.
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The month or year that the calendar opens to is determined by first checking if any date is
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currently selected, if so it will open to the month or year containing that date. Otherwise it will
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open to the month or year containing today's date. This behavior can be overridden by using the
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`startAt` property of `<mat-datepicker>`. In this case the calendar will open to the month or year
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containing the `startAt` date.
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The month, year, or range of years that the calendar opens to is determined by first checking if any
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date is currently selected, if so it will open to the month or year containing that date. Otherwise
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it will open to the month or year containing today's date. This behavior can be overridden by using
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the `startAt` property of `<mat-datepicker>`. In this case the calendar will open to the month or
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year containing the `startAt` date.
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#### Keyboard shortcuts
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The keyboard shortcuts to handle datepicker are:
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The datepicker supports the following keyboard shortcuts:
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| Shortcut | Action |
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| `ALT` + `DOWN_ARROW` | Open the calendar pop-up |
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| `ESCAPE` | Close the calendar pop-up |
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| Shortcut | Action |
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|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
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| `ALT` + `DOWN_ARROW` | Open the calendar pop-up |
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| `ESCAPE` | Close the calendar pop-up |
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In month view:
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| Shortcut | Action |
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| `LEFT_ARROW` | Go to previous day |
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| `RIGHT_ARROW` | Go to next day |
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| `UP_ARROW` | Go to same day in the previous week |
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| `DOWN_ARROW` | Go to same day in the next week |
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| `HOME` | Go to the first day of the month |
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| `END` | Go to the last day of the month |
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| `PAGE_UP` | Go to previous month |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_UP` | Go to previous year |
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| `PAGE_DOWN` | Go to next month |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_DOWN` | Go to next year |
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| `ENTER` | Select current date |
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| Shortcut | Action |
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|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
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| `LEFT_ARROW` | Go to previous day |
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| `RIGHT_ARROW` | Go to next day |
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| `UP_ARROW` | Go to same day in the previous week |
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| `DOWN_ARROW` | Go to same day in the next week |
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| `HOME` | Go to the first day of the month |
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| `END` | Go to the last day of the month |
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| `PAGE_UP` | Go to the same day in the previous month |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_UP` | Go to the same day in the previous year |
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| `PAGE_DOWN` | Go to the same day in the next month |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_DOWN` | Go to the same day in the next year |
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| `ENTER` | Select current date |
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| Shortcut | Action |
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| `LEFT_ARROW` | Go to previous month |
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| `RIGHT_ARROW` | Go to next month |
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| `UP_ARROW` | Go to previous 6 months |
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| `DOWN_ARROW` | Go to next 6 months |
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| `HOME` | Go to the first month of the year |
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| `END` | Go to the last month of the year |
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| `PAGE_UP` | Go to previous year |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_UP` | Go to previous 10 years |
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| `PAGE_DOWN` | Go to next year |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_DOWN` | Go to next 10 years |
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| `ENTER` | Select current month |
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| Shortcut | Action |
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|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
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| `LEFT_ARROW` | Go to previous month |
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| `RIGHT_ARROW` | Go to next month |
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| `UP_ARROW` | Go up a row (back 4 months) |
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| `DOWN_ARROW` | Go down a row (forward 4 months) |
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| `HOME` | Go to the first month of the year |
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| `END` | Go to the last month of the year |
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| `PAGE_UP` | Go to the same month in the previous year |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_UP` | Go to the same month 10 years back |
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| `PAGE_DOWN` | Go to the same month in the next year |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_DOWN` | Go to the same month 10 years forward |
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| `ENTER` | Select current month |
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In multi-year view:
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| Shortcut | Action |
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|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
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| `LEFT_ARROW` | Go to previous year |
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| `RIGHT_ARROW` | Go to next year |
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| `UP_ARROW` | Go up a row (back 4 years) |
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| `DOWN_ARROW` | Go down a row (forward 4 years) |
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| `HOME` | Go to the first year in the current range |
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| `END` | Go to the last year in the current range |
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| `PAGE_UP` | Go back 24 years |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_UP` | Go back 240 years |
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| `PAGE_DOWN` | Go forward 24 years |
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| `ALT` + `PAGE_DOWN` | Go forward 240 years |
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| `ENTER` | Select current year |
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### Troubleshooting
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