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# Select Date

Learn how to set your desired Date on the Planner

## How do I select the Date on the Planner?

You have three options on the Planner to choose the date you want to view:

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<table><thead><tr><th width="108">Number</th><th>Action</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td><code>Next/Previous</code></td><td>The next and previous arrows allow you to navigate to the previous or next date range based on the selected period. Eg, if your period is selected to month, the next button will take you to the next month.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><code>Select Date</code></td><td>Clicking on the calendar icon opens a date picker, allowing you to manually select a specific date or date range (depending on the selected period) to display in the planner.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><code>Today</code></td><td>The <code>Today</code> button quickly returns your view to the current date, no matter where you are in the planner.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## How does the Fortnight period work?

When the Planner **Period** is set to **Fortnight**, the Planner shows 14 days starting from the beginning of a week. The first day of the week follows the **Start Day of Week** in [Planner Management](/maica-knowledge-base/maica-administration-guide/settings/planner-management.md).

The Fortnight period is not linked to your organisation's pay fortnight. Which 14 days you see depends on how you navigate:

| Action            | Fortnight shown                                                                |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Today**         | The current week and the following week                                        |
| **Select Date**   | The week containing the date you pick, and the following week                  |
| **Next/Previous** | Moves exactly 14 days forwards or backwards from the fortnight you are viewing |

For example, on Wednesday 23 September 2026, **Today** shows 21 September to 4 October. Pressing **Previous** once shows 7 September to 20 September.

### Viewing your pay fortnight

To display a specific pay fortnight, use **Select Date** and pick a date in the **first week** of that fortnight. For example, to view a pay fortnight of 14 to 27 September 2026, pick any date from 14 to 20 September.

Once your pay fortnight is showing, **Next/Previous** keep you aligned to your pay fortnights, because they move exactly 14 days at a time.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Picking a date in the **second** week of a pay fortnight shows the wrong 14 days. For example, picking 22 September 2026 shows 21 September to 4 October. Pressing **Today** can also move you off your pay fortnight, depending on the current week.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
The fortnightly overtime check uses the **Overtime Fortnight Anchor Date**, not the fortnight shown on the Planner. Resource hours shown on the Planner cover the dates on screen, so they can differ from the hours counted towards a Resource's Fortnightly Hours Limit. To learn more, see [Rostering Management](/maica-knowledge-base/maica-administration-guide/settings/rostering-management.md).
{% endhint %}