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In the form designer, click + Add visible field, then choose datetime as the field type.

datetime: prompts the user to enter a date and time. For devices with smaller screens, specify "no-calendar" in the appearance column so that the user interface will be smaller. For the date part, specify "month" or "month-year" in the appearance column to only ask for the month or month+year.

In the spreadsheet form definition:

type	name	label	appearance
datetime	fieldname	question text
datetime	fieldname	question text	no-calendar
datetime	fieldname	question text	month
datetime	fieldname	question text	month-year

Alternatively, in the form designer, click + Add visible field, then choose date as the field type.

date: prompts the user to enter a date. For devices with smaller screens, specify "no-calendar" in the appearance column so that the user interface will be smaller. To only ask for the month or month+year, specify "month" or "month-year" in the appearance column.

In the spreadsheet form definition:

type	name	label	appearance
date	fieldname	question text
date	fieldname	question text	no-calendar
date	fieldname	question text	month
date	fieldname	question text	month-year

Alternatively, in the form designer, click + Add visible field, then choose time as the field type.

time: prompts the user to enter a time.

In the spreadsheet form definition:

type	name	label	appearance
time	fieldname	question text

Previewing fields and appearances

Click the hyperlinked field type above – or a hyperlinked appearance style, if any – to see a preview of the field or appearance in SurveyCTO Collect.

For tips using these fields in expressions, check out our support article Basic time calculations, including how to calculate age from a birthdate.

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